About the job
About Kernel
Kernel empowers enterprise RevOps teams with cutting-edge AI-driven data to enhance their CRM solutions. Backed by $14M in Series A funding from leading venture capitalists and industry pioneers from Plaid, OpenAI, and Slack, we are creating a transformative AI-native alternative to traditional entity and hierarchy data providers like Dun & Bradstreet.
Renowned companies such as Navan, Gong, Mistral, and AlphaSense rely on Kernel to optimize their operations.
At Kernel, we handle over 7 billion tokens daily and operate more than 1.8 million agents, all within a streamlined architecture featuring a single database and queue. This minimalist approach is designed for monumental scalability, processing daily volumes comparable to Visa's transaction rates (approximately 365 million per day). Our innovative solutions are crafted by a small yet highly effective team of engineers.
The Role
As a T-shaped Full Stack Engineer with a strong emphasis on backend development, you will collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to enhance our infrastructure for sustainable growth. While DevOps expertise is not mandatory, familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes will be beneficial.
You are expected to be flexible, proactive, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Our compact team values clear communication, and you will take ownership of our backend infrastructure spanning AWS to workflow automations in n8n, playing a critical role in scaling our revenue from $3M to $30M ARR. As we continue to build our infrastructure, your input will be vital in defining our development strategies.
What You’ll Be Doing
Managing and enhancing Kernel’s backend infrastructure (AWS, NodeJS, Postgres, n8n)
Designing systems capable of processing millions of accounts, terabytes of data, and thousands of concurrent executions
Developing reliable, scalable data pipelines and services tailored for enterprise clients
Rapidly implementing features for both external users and internal teams
Conducting regular evaluations of code, infrastructure, and processes to identify improvements
Automating manual processes to boost speed and reliability
Contributing feedback on roadmap direction and proposing innovative solutions
More specifically you will be:
Ensuring the robustness and scalability of our backend infrastructure
Collaborating daily with the team to achieve our strategic objectives

