Posted 4 months ago
Backend Developer
@ Safari AI
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Safari AI is hiring a Backend Developer to build and scale its real-time computer vision analytics platform in Python, with some Rust work. The role involves owning greenfield projects, designing reliability backend services, and working with live data streaming on AWS and Kubernetes. The posting asks for 4+ years of Python experience and offers competitive salary, equity, unlimited vacation and health benefits.
Responsibilities:
- Build and scale ML data live streaming analytics platform in Python
- Lead greenfield projects extending real-time processing (Python and/or Rust)
- Design and implement reliability backend services in Python
Requirements summary:
- 4+ years software experience in Python
- Live data streaming and real-time analytics (Kafka, Pulsar, InfluxDB)
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services
- Experience migrating services to Rust
- Experience with Kubernetes and orchestration tools
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-14
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-10
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 4+ years |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Stock or equity |
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Safari AI
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Converting enterprise cameras in to data vacuums and action catalysts using the world's leading video AI platform
Full company description
Safari AI leverages enterprise clients' video feed from their cameras and converts it in to real-time metrics, alerts, insights, and recommendations. The company is the world's leading vision AI provider to the global theme park and live venue (stadiums & arenas) industries, and is now expanding to shopping centers, QSR's and logistics. Enterprise clients use Safari AI for two solutions: 1) Speed of Service and 2) Staff Optimization. Think: Legoland measures guest throughput at its attraction queues and Reconext gets real-time alerts on staff engagement on its factory floor. Safari AI is VC funded with $14mm of capital and as of Q4 2025 is profitable. The company is headquartered in Miami, FL with team hubs in Vancouver and Sao Paulo.
- LinkedIn followers
- 2,476
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 24
- Reported office locations
- 3350 Virginia St, Miami, Florida 33133, US
- Business categories
- Information Technology
- Infrastructure
- Software
- SaaS
- Internet
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Computer Vision
- Other recorded names
- Safari AI
- Specialties
- Infrastructure
- logistics
- CRE
- Retail
- computervision
- attractions
- parking
- qsr
- hospitality
- machine learning
- and AI
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 8,000,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Safari AI leverages enterprise clients' video feed from their cameras and converts it in to real-time metrics, alerts, insights, and recommendations. The company is the world's leading vision AI provider to the global theme park and live venue (stadiums & arenas) industries, and is now expanding to shopping centers, QSR's and logistics. Enterprise clients use Safari AI for two solutions: 1) Speed of Service and 2)…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 11-50 employees |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2022 |
| Specialties | InfrastructurelogisticsCRERetailcomputervisionattractionsparkingqsrhospitalitymachine learning |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1 |
| View page |
About Safari AI
Safari AI's vision is to Automate Action of the leading companies in the physical economy, from Entertainment, Live Venues, QSR's, Retail and beyond. The company uses computer vision AI to Measure, Alert and provide AI-generated Recommendations at the operations of leading enterprises such as Merlin/Legoland, 7-11, Tanger Outlets, Charlotte Hornets, Tennessee Titans, and more.
Leadership & Culture
Safari AI is founded by Ali Vahabzadeh, who has a meaningful exit under his belt and has managed large, high-performing Go To Market and Engineering teams. The company is headquartered in Miami with the Engineering team co-located in Vancouver.
About You And How You Succeed At Safari AI
You're excited to build a product and invent a market that hasn't existed before. You read documentation first and are not afraid to ask for help when uncertain. You're looking to take ownership/run a singular project and take advantage of the freedom and culture an early stage startup can provide. You are looking to see through the fluff of the modern AI landscape and explore new ways of achieving measurable ROI. Enjoy a small team size ~10, project team of 1-3.
What you'll do
- Build and scale our ML data live streaming analytics platform (Python)
- Lead and contribute to greenfield internal projects to extend and optimize existing real time processing needs (Python and/or Rust)
- Design and implement reliability backend services (Python)
What we're looking for
- 4+ years software experience in Python
- Proficiency with live data streaming and real-time analytics, (Kafka/Pulsar/InfluxDB)
- Experience in AWS cloud infrastructure and services
- Experience migrating services to Rust for improved performance and reliability
- Experience with Kubernetes and tools for orchestration
What we provide
- Opportunity to shape an early-stage, mission-driven startup and revolutionize how Enterprises use Computer Vision AI
- Professional growth at a fast-growing, venture-funded start up with a proven founder and leadership team
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity for early team members
- Unlimited vacation days
- Generous health benefits (Health, Vision, Dental)
- 401k for US team members
- Brand new, top of the line hardware and whatever else you need to help you win
Note: We are not considering any recruiters or agency. Please do not contact.
Why bet on Computer Vision and Safari AI?
- Huge opportunity hiding in plain sight: leveraging already-installed cameras to automate and real-time action on operational data
- Already the market leader in enterprise CV by working with industry leaders with billions in revenue
- Large chasm between customer knowledge and market availability, i.e. customers don't know what is available in the market...yet.
- Early leader in computer vision; everyone is small and unbranded (i.e. no Amazon or Google in the room to compete with)
- Very modular, allowing Safari AI and its customers to invent whole new use cases on a regular basis
- Developed the tech and data pipelines over three years and invested several million dollars and is now ready to scale
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