Cenna Systems

Agent-powered IT service automation platform

Founding Engineer Senior - Backend

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHyderabad, Telangana, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience building production backend systems from concept through scaled deployment.
Expert-level Python skills and significant production experience with FastAPI.
Deep PostgreSQL proficiency, including complex queries, optimization, schema design, and performance tuning.
Production experience using Redis for caching, session management, and real-time data.
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure.
A proven track record implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and deployment automation.
Experience with monitoring and observability tools and maintaining system reliability.
Ability to work autonomously with minimal direction in ambiguous early-stage situations.
Strong system design, security, and operational excellence skills.

Responsibilities

Architect and build core backend infrastructure using Python and FastAPI.
Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases for production workloads at scale.
Build complex workflow orchestration systems for agentic services and automation.
Implement caching strategies with Redis for high-performance data access.
Build monitoring, logging, and alerting systems using tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
Create and maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines for rapid, reliable deployments.
Containerize services with Docker and orchestrate them with Kubernetes.
Work independently with minimal direction in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
Establish engineering standards, security practices, and technical culture.
Own systems end-to-end from design through deployment, scaling, and incident response.

Desired Qualifications

Backend infrastructure experience for artificial intelligence or machine learning applications or agentic systems.
Experience building workflow products or workflow orchestration platforms.
Experience managing headless browsers such as Playwright or Puppeteer at scale in production.
Experience with Neo4j or other graph databases for complex relationship modeling.
A track record of scaling systems from hundreds to millions of requests.
Previous startup experience shipping rapidly and iterating based on feedback.

Build our agentic services platform from zero to one. Own backend architecture from initial concept through production deployment to enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

Architect and build core backend infrastructure using Python and FastAPI
Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases for production workloads at scale
Build complex workflow orchestration systems for agentic services and automation
Implement caching strategies with Redis for high-performance data access
Build monitoring, logging, and alerting systems with tools like Prometheus and Grafana
Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines for rapid, reliable deployments
Containerize services with Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes
Work independently with minimal direction in an ambiguous, fast-paced environment
Establish engineering standards, security practices, and technical culture
Own systems end-to-end from design through deployment, scaling, and incident response

Requirements

7+ years building production backend systems from concept to scaled deployment
Expert-level Python with significant FastAPI experience in production
Deep PostgreSQL proficiency: complex queries, optimization, schema design, performance tuning
Production experience with Redis for caching, session management, and real-time data
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Proven track record implementing CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
Experience with monitoring/observability tools and maintaining system reliability
Thrives with autonomy, minimal direction, and ambiguous early-stage problems
Strong system design, security, and operational excellence instincts

Nice To Have

Backend infrastructure for AI/ML applications or agentic systems
Experience building workflow products or workflow orchestration platforms
Managing headless browsers (Playwright, Puppeteer) at scale in production
Experience with Neo4j or other graph databases for complex relationship modeling
Track record scaling systems from hundreds to millions of requests
Previous startup experience shipping rapidly and iterating based on feedback

About the Company

Cenna Systems

Agent-powered IT service automation platform

Cenna Systems builds an enterprise IT automation platform that unifies IT service management and IT operations using agent-powered automation and real-time orchestration. It automates tasks across infrastructure, security, and compliance with lightweight multi-agent systems and domain-specific language models, and it captures interactions to build a continuously evolving knowledge graph for better visibility. Unlike traditional ticket-based ITSM, it relies on autonomous agents and an evolving knowledge base to drive actions, with containerized deployment and security tool integrations for enterprise use. Its goal is to help enterprise IT teams operate more efficiently by delivering end-to-end automation and real-time insights for proactive, informed IT service delivery.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2025

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