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title: 'Senior Backend AI Engineer at BrightEdge'
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# Senior Backend AI Engineer at BrightEdge

- **Company:** BrightEdge
- **Location:** Cleveland, OH
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/brightedge/e27623f7-865d-4c11-97ba-34d4c56c7ed1

## Job description

Sr. Backend AI Engineer

Location: Cleveland, OH

Role Overview Move beyond traditional ETL. At BrightEdge, we are rebuilding our core data infrastructure into an AI-augmented processing engine. We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to architect "intelligent" systems that don't just move data, but understand it. You will build self-healing pipelines and agentic workflows that allow our platform to autonomously adapt to complex, shifting data landscapes.

What You’ll Do

Architect Agentic Pipelines: Build Python-based backend systems that utilize LLMs and AI agents to automate the discovery, parsing, and mapping of unstructured data. Build Self-Healing Infrastructure: Develop autonomous reliability layers that diagnose upstream failures, adapt to API schema changes, and perform real-time data validation without manual intervention. Optimize High-Velocity Analytics: Design and manage low-latency data flows into ClickHouse and BigQuery, ensuring our AI-driven insights are backed by high-performance OLAP architecture. Scale Intelligent Connectors: Create robust integrations (APIs, Streaming, S3) that leverage AI to handle diverse, non-standardized data sources at massive scale. Engineering Leadership: Drive best practices in AI-assisted testing and observability, mentoring the team on the intersection of traditional backend stability and modern AI capabilities.

## What You Bring

5+ years experience with Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Software Engineering Python & AI Mastery: Deep expertise in production-level Python. You’ve successfully integrated AI models/LLMs into backend services or data workflows. OLAP Power User: Proven experience with ClickHouse, BigQuery, or Snowflake, specifically in schema optimization and materialized views for large-scale datasets. Distributed Systems Expertise: Strong background in cloud environments (GCP/AWS) and real-time streaming tools like Kafka, Flink, or Spark. Adaptive Mindset: You don't just build to a spec; you build systems that anticipate and recover from environment changes autonomously. Product Ownership:A track record of leading high-impact initiatives and a desire to own the "brain" of a global data platform

## About BrightEdge

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: BrightEdge provides an enterprise AI-powered SEO and content performance marketing platform that helps brands optimize their digital content for visibility across search engines, AI overviews, and chatbot results.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture-backed; last known funding: Series D)
- **Headquarters**: Foster City, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: Jim Yu (CEO) and Lemuel Park (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Enterprise SEO Software / Content Performance Marketing / AI Search Optimization
- **Target Customers**: B2B; Enterprise; Global brands (counts 57 of the Fortune 100 among its 2,400+ customers, including Microsoft, Visa, Best Buy, IKEA, Salesforce, JP Morgan Chase & Co.)
- **Mission**: To transform online content into tangible business results—traffic, engagement, and revenue—by giving marketers a single source of truth across all digital channels, including AI-powered search.

## Products & Services
- **BrightEdge Platform (Core)**: An enterprise SEO and content performance platform powered by a proprietary AI engine called DataMind. It provides real-time measurement of digital content engagement across search, social, and mobile.
- **Generative Parser (AI Search)**: A proprietary AI tool that tracks and measures brand visibility in AI-generated search results across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. This is a key differentiator in the emerging AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) market.
- **Content Performance Marketing**: A suite that helps brands predictably plan, optimize, and measure campaigns based on real content performance data.
- **BrightEdge Certification**: An industry-leading training and certification program for marketers using the platform.
- **Professional Services & Customer Success**: Dedicated teams (led by CRO Tim Compton and Chief Customer Officer Ran Van Riper) that partner with customers to establish, optimize, and transform their digital strategy.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company).
- **Key Metric (Annual Revenue)**: Approximately **$100M** as of recent reports.
- **Total Funding**: **$61.9M** raised.
  - Series D (2013): $42.8M led by Insight Partners.
  - Series C (2012): $12.6M led by Intel Capital.
  - Series B (2010): $6.5M led by Battery Ventures.
  - Series A (2008): Undisclosed amount.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Insight Partners, Intel Capital, Battery Ventures.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount of **406 employees**, representing a **+23.5% YoY increase** (+117 people).
  - Has acquired **Oncrawl** (2022), expanding technical SEO capabilities.
  - Operating at the center of a rapidly evolving market (AI search and AEO).
  - LinkedIn follower growth of **+104.3% yearly**.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover in AI Search Measurement**: The Generative Parser has been tracking AI search results since 2023, well ahead of most competitors. This data is cited by major outlets (WIRED, Forbes, Search Engine Land).
- **Proprietary AI Engine (DataMind)**: Differentiated from generic tools by its web-wide, real-time measurement capability across all digital channels.
- **Deep Enterprise Lock-In**: Serves 57 of the Fortune 100; used by over 20,000 digital marketing professionals across 8,400 brands. High switching costs due to integration and certification.
- **End-to-End Platform**: Covers the full content lifecycle—planning, creation, optimization, and measurement—including the new AI overview space.
- **Patented Technology**: Holds patents in Search Share of Voice and Search Opportunity Forecasting.

## Strategic Focus
- **Winning in the AI Search Market**: The company is heavily pivoting to establish itself as the leader in "AI Search" and "Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)," positioning its platform as the essential tool for brands trying to be visible in Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and other generative AI interfaces.
- **Content Performance Marketing**: Moving beyond traditional SEO to a holistic model where content marketing spend is directly tied to ROI and measured against real performance data.
- **Global Expansion**: Maintaining and growing offices in key markets (US, UK, India, Australia, Canada) to serve a global enterprise client base.
- **Product Innovation via AI**: Continuously updating the Generative Parser and DataMind to adapt to the fast-changing landscape of search and AI.

## Why Work Here
- **High-Impact Work**: Employees work on a platform used by the world’s most recognizable brands (Microsoft, Visa, Best Buy), directly influencing how those companies connect with customers.
- **Culture of Ownership and High Standards**: The company describes itself as "results-oriented" with "clear ownership" and a "high accountability" culture. It seeks driven individuals who can take initiative.
- **Clear Growth Paths**: The company emphasizes structured onboarding, ongoing development, and defined advancement opportunities. Most roles follow a 4-6 step interview process.
- **Intersection of Emerging Tech**: Employees operate at the intersection of search, content, and AI, gaining highly relevant experience in a market that is reshaping digital marketing.
- **Office/Hybrid Policy**: The company has a strong "onsite culture" and expects candidates to visit an office as part of the final interview stages. Offices are primarily in the US (Foster City HQ, San Mateo, New York, Chicago, Cleveland) and London.
- **Company Perks & Culture**: Received a 3.0/5.0 employer rating (with compensation at 3.1 and career growth at 3.2), though work-life balance scores lower (2.4). The focus is on professional growth and making a visible impact.

## Sources
1. [BrightEdge About Page](https://www.brightedge.com/about)
2. [BrightEdge Leadership Page](https://www.brightedge.com/about/leadership)
3. [BrightEdge Careers Page](https://www.brightedge.com/careers)
4. [BrightEdge LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/brightedge)
5. [BrightEdge Jobs (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/brightedge)

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