Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and implement cloud infrastructure environments for evaluating AI model proficiency. The role involves developing distributed-system scenarios, validation tests, reference solutions, defective variants, documentation, and scalable DevOps-based solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and implement realistic cloud infrastructure environments to evaluate AI model proficiency
- Create detailed scenarios involving distributed systems, networking, IAM, and disaster recovery
- Develop deterministic validation tests and golden reference solutions for reinforcement learning environments
- Produce intentionally defective variants to test AI model responses and recovery strategies
- Document architecture, edge cases, and operational flows for developed environments
- Collaborate with technical leads to refine environment specifications and acceptance criteria
- Apply DevOps practices to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
Skills
- • Proven expertise with backend programming languages such as C++, Python, Rust, GoLang, JAVA, or JavaScript
- • Strong practical experience with DevOps, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools
- • Demonstrated ability to architect, scale, and secure distributed systems in production-grade environments
- • Deep understanding of networking, IAM, queues, durable storage, and disaster recovery concepts
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