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Backend Software Engineer at Krea

Onsite · San Francisco, California
Posted August 1, 2026
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Overview

Krea seeks a Backend Software Engineer to own and scale core systems including SvelteKit apps Postgres Redis ClickHouse and Kubernetes clusters. The role involves designing ship deploying and maintaining production workloads while collaborating with a diverse team of creators and engineers. This position offers significant impact within a fast-growing AI creative tools startup.

What You'll Do6

  • 1Build durable execution for long-running workflows using state machines idempotency and retry semantics
  • 2Improve our public API with clean documentation generated from Zod schemas
  • 3Design a scalable enterprise API surface covering ACLs audit logs and permissions
  • 4Own end-to-end development of Python services for ML inference
  • 5Manage Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud and GPU providers
  • 6Implement robust monitoring metrics and incident response processes

Requirements5

  • 14-8 years of production experience with first-principles engineering skills
  • 2Comfortable across the tech stack including SvelteKit TypeScript Python Postgres AWS Aurora Redis ClickHouse Docker Kubernetes FluxCD
  • 3Experience with GPU infrastructure or Kubernetes in production
  • 4Strong communication abilities and ability to work independently
  • 5Bold technology focus with certifications such as CPC Card BCBA or AWS Certified

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Francisco, California

Required Skills

SvelteKitTypeScriptPythonPostgresRedisClickHouseDockerKubernetesFluxCDOpenAPIZod
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