Software Engineer, Platform

About the role

Reducto is building an agentic document platform for AI teams that need enterprise‑grade performance at scale. As a Software Engineer on the Platform team you will own the core API infrastructure that powers fast, reliable, and cost‑efficient document understanding.

Key responsibilities

• Scale the core API and document processing pipelines to increase throughput while reducing latency.
• Optimize infrastructure and model‑serving costs without compromising quality or reliability.
• Improve Kubernetes/container deployment workflows, observability, alerting, and operational safety.
• Build internal tooling, evaluation frameworks, and debugging workflows for rapid failure resolution.
• Partner with ML and backend engineers to fine‑tune LLM/model‑serving paths in production.
• Act as technical lead for platform and backend projects as the team expands.

Required profile

• 5+ years building, hardening, and scaling production backend/platform systems.
• Hands‑on experience with distributed systems, Kubernetes (or similar orchestration), cloud infrastructure, observability, and incident‑driven reliability work.
• Strong proficiency in Python or deep expertise in another backend language with willingness to work primarily in Python.
• Experience using Terraform/IaC, containerized deployments, and production debugging workflows.
• Fluent use of LLM coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) as part of daily engineering.
• Proven ability to lead projects or small teams and communicate clearly with founders, engineers, and occasionally customers.

Required skills

• Python
• Kubernetes
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Container orchestration and deployment
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Observability and alerting tools
• Message queues
• PostgreSQL
• LLM coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor)

What we offer

• Unlimited PTO
• Free daily lunch at the office
• Reimbursed transportation costs
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health & wellness budget up to $150 per month
• Parental leave tailored to individual needs