The Planet Group
Backend Software Engineer
The Planet Group - New York, New York, United States
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Job Title: Backend Engineer LLM & Content Classification
Location: Remote (U.S. Only Must Have 3-Hour Overlap with PST)
Pay Range: $60$65/hour W2 (No C2C or Sponsorship)
Duration: 12 Months Job Title: Backend Engineer LLM & Content Classification
Location: Remote (U.S. Only Must Have 3-Hour Overlap with PST)
Pay Range: $60$65/hour W2 (No C2C or Sponsorship)
Duration: 12 Months Introduction
The Planet Group is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a high-impact, remote-first team focused on leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to classify and structure massive content datasets. This team is building a scalable system to categorize various forms of user-generated content using state-of-the-art LLM techniques, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). If you're a backend developer with production-level LLM experience, strong Go and Python skills, and a desire to work on high-scale systems, this is a rare opportunity to join a fast-moving team at the forefront of AI-driven automation. Required Skills & Qualifications
48+ years of professional experience developing distributed backend systems Proven hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompt engineering, automation workflows, and multi-stage RAG pipelines Strong programming skills in Python and Go (Golang) Experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and high-throughput environments Deep familiarity with AWS or Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Redis Ability to debug large systems at scale and contribute across the full development cycle (design, build, test, deploy) Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a remote-first environment Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously and unblock yourself without heavy oversight Experience with modern software engineering practices including: CI/CD A/B testing Unit/integration/E2E testing Code reviews and technical documentation
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Background in high-scale consumer platforms or large enterprise tech (e.g., fintech, social, data platforms) Experience planning, managing, and estimating project timelines Past involvement in content classification or information retrieval systems Startup-friendly mindset: proactive, creative, and comfortable with ambiguity
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Build automated systems to classify and tag massive volumes of unstructured content using LLMs Develop backend pipelines that utilize multi-round RAG, vector search, and semantic retrieval techniques Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Engineering) to define and launch new classification workflows Architect durable, observable, and fault-tolerant backend services that scale with user growth Manage and iterate on experiments, including A/B tests and performance tuning Write clean, testable code in Python and Go, with strong documentation and observability Continuously improve the teams ability to deliver value quickly with high technical standards
Company Benefits & Culture
100% Remote role with flexible working hours (3+ hours PST overlap required) Work on state-of-the-art LLM, AI, and content automation challenges Access to cutting-edge tools and infrastructure in a large-scale cloud-native environment Be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, autonomy, and ownership Fast-paced, agile development culture with strong engineering practices
#TECH #Remote
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Location: Remote (U.S. Only Must Have 3-Hour Overlap with PST)
Pay Range: $60$65/hour W2 (No C2C or Sponsorship)
Duration: 12 Months Job Title: Backend Engineer LLM & Content Classification
Location: Remote (U.S. Only Must Have 3-Hour Overlap with PST)
Pay Range: $60$65/hour W2 (No C2C or Sponsorship)
Duration: 12 Months Introduction
The Planet Group is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a high-impact, remote-first team focused on leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) to classify and structure massive content datasets. This team is building a scalable system to categorize various forms of user-generated content using state-of-the-art LLM techniques, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). If you're a backend developer with production-level LLM experience, strong Go and Python skills, and a desire to work on high-scale systems, this is a rare opportunity to join a fast-moving team at the forefront of AI-driven automation. Required Skills & Qualifications
48+ years of professional experience developing distributed backend systems Proven hands-on experience with LLMs, including prompt engineering, automation workflows, and multi-stage RAG pipelines Strong programming skills in Python and Go (Golang) Experience working with distributed systems, microservices, and high-throughput environments Deep familiarity with AWS or Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Redis Ability to debug large systems at scale and contribute across the full development cycle (design, build, test, deploy) Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a remote-first environment Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously and unblock yourself without heavy oversight Experience with modern software engineering practices including: CI/CD A/B testing Unit/integration/E2E testing Code reviews and technical documentation
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
Background in high-scale consumer platforms or large enterprise tech (e.g., fintech, social, data platforms) Experience planning, managing, and estimating project timelines Past involvement in content classification or information retrieval systems Startup-friendly mindset: proactive, creative, and comfortable with ambiguity
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Build automated systems to classify and tag massive volumes of unstructured content using LLMs Develop backend pipelines that utilize multi-round RAG, vector search, and semantic retrieval techniques Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Engineering) to define and launch new classification workflows Architect durable, observable, and fault-tolerant backend services that scale with user growth Manage and iterate on experiments, including A/B tests and performance tuning Write clean, testable code in Python and Go, with strong documentation and observability Continuously improve the teams ability to deliver value quickly with high technical standards
Company Benefits & Culture
100% Remote role with flexible working hours (3+ hours PST overlap required) Work on state-of-the-art LLM, AI, and content automation challenges Access to cutting-edge tools and infrastructure in a large-scale cloud-native environment Be part of a collaborative team that values innovation, autonomy, and ownership Fast-paced, agile development culture with strong engineering practices
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