Backend Engineer, Generative AI Services

OPPO US Research Center is seeking a talented and experienced backend engineer to join our growing team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and high-performance RESTful APIs that serve as the backbone for our generative AI-powered Android applications.

You will work primarily with platforms like Google Cloud or Azure to bring advanced AI capabilities directly to our users' mobile phones. This is a unique opportunity to build mission-critical services that will define how users interact with AI in a mobile platform, from concept to deployment.

Requirements

Core Development & Infrastructure

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs in Python to power generative AI features
• Integrate backend services provided by the platform such as GCP Vertex AI or developed internally

Performance & Systems

• Optimize API performance and scalability for global Android users
• Contribute to architectural design of distributed systems (availability, fault tolerance)

Collaboration & Operations

• Work closely with Android and ML teams on API contracts and model integration
• Implement monitoring, logging, and security best practices for production systems

Quality & Innovation