Job Details

Software Engineer

Location: Bay Area, California (In-Person)

About Athenic AI

Athenic AI is a new AI-powered business intelligence platform, positioned as an alternative to tools like Tableau, Power BI, and Metabase—but with far more scalable analytics. By encoding business processes and data schemas into a Knowledge Graph, Athenic AI enables enterprises to unlock richer, context-aware insights.

We utilize the most advanced LLMs and generative AI models tailored to each customer's business and data analysis needs. With Athenic AI, organizations can easily define key terms, fine-tune models, and put them to use immediately.

Our mission is to become the central nervous system of an organization's databases—accessible to anyone, regardless of coding or data background. Backed by BMW i Ventures with a $4.3M seed round, Athenic AI is a California-based startup building the future of AI-driven analytics.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer with strong expertise in data analytics and full-stack development. You will play a central role in building the core platform, designing intuitive user experiences, and developing AI/LLM-powered features that transform how businesses interact with their data.

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing AI startup at an early stage and directly shape the product and engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Python (with Pandas, and related libraries).
• Develop algorithms to manipulate SQL queries for analytics and reporting use cases.
• Develop and maintain React front-end applications with high usability and performance.
• Build and integrate LLM-powered applications, including prompt engineering for domain-specific analytics.
• Collaborate closely with customers and other team members to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and ensure best practices for performance, security, and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and mentoring of junior engineers.

Qualifications

Required:

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Python and data analysis libraries (Pandas, Snowflake, etc.).
• Strong experience with SQL (schema design, query optimization, analytics workloads).
• Strong understanding of OLAP data warehouse systems (Snowflake, Amazon Athena, etc.)
• Strong experience with React and modern front-end development practices.
• Experience developing AI/LLM-based applications (RAG, APIs, prompt design).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker).
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, testing).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with data visualization libraries (Plotly, D3.js, or similar).
• Background in analytics engineering or BI tool development.
• Experience in scaling data-intensive applications.

Why Join Athenic AI?

• Be part of a venture-backed startup shaping the next generation of business intelligence.
• Work with cutting-edge AI/LLM technology on challenging and meaningful problems.
• Small, fast-moving team where your contributions have immediate impact.
• Competitive compensation and growth opportunities.