At RelationalAI, we’re solving one of the most important challenges in artificial intelligence: how to teach large language models the logic, semantics, and business context of the modern enterprise.

Frontier models are trained almost entirely on public data — they can speak about the world, but they don’t understand your business. We fix that.

RelationalAI has pioneered a breakthrough called Superalignment — technology that enables LLMs to learn natively from private, structured enterprise data inside the data cloud.

By combining this with relational knowledge graphs and our proprietary neuro/symbolic-relational reasoners, we deliver trustworthy decision intelligence: systems that use semantic models to truly understand how a business operates and can reason across its data to drive better outcomes.

We’re a globally distributed team of engineers, scientists, and builders redefining how AI learns from data. We believe that high-stakes decisions deserve frontier intelligence — intelligence that’s explainable, aligned, and grounded in reality.

If you’re driven by curiosity, thrive in complexity, and want to help build the system that brings true understanding to enterprise AI, you’ll feel right at home here.

Senior Software Engineer - Symbolic AI

Location: Remote

Experience Level: 7+ years

The Opportunity

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Symbolic AI - Graph Reasoning team, you will lead the design and implementation of resilient, scalable software, focusing on core platform capabilities and advanced reasoning algorithms.

You will

Design and build highly available, performant, and scalable distributed systems that power our core decision intelligence platform.
Implement and optimize advanced graph-based reasoning algorithms to solve complex problems within enterprise knowledge graphs.
Apply expertise in symbolic AI, machine learning, and data systems to deliver production-ready enterprise B2B SaaS features.
Own and drive architectural initiatives that simplify, secure, and scale platform capabilities.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Security, and Operations teams to ensure high-confidence delivery.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and design sessions.

Who You Are

7+ years of professional experience designing, building, and operating production-grade, distributed software systems.
Expertise in Python and/or Julia and comfortable selecting appropriate tools for a given technical task, including working with SQL.
Solid understanding of system design and architecture for data-intensive applications.
Practical experience with cloud-native infrastructure (e.g., Kubernetes, containers, CI/CD, IaC).
High engineering maturity, demonstrated by a strong track record of ownership, accountability, and advocating for security, reliability, and performance.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Familiarity with core concepts of graph & network analysis.
Willingness to participate in a shared on-call rotation.

What You Bring

Proven experience designing and implementing resilient, high-performance, and scalable software systems or data processing pipelines.
Strong practical background in applied data science, machine learning engineering, or data modeling for complex, high-volume datasets.
A solid foundation in knowledge representation, symbolic AI, or relational models for structuring complex enterprise data.
Expertise in relational database systems (SQL/NoSQL) and experience with large-scale distributed data processing technologies.
Deep understanding of algorithm design, data structures, and how to apply them effectively to analyze relationships within data, including experience with graph-based frameworks and network analysis concepts.
Demonstrated ability to own and deliver customer-facing features from design through to production operation.

(Bonus points for familiarity with compliance frameworks like SOC2, ISO 27001, or similar, and bonus points for experience with Snowflake)

Why Join RelationalAI

Innovation & Agility – Operate with the pace and adaptability of a startup, where ideas are valued, iteration is fast, and there’s ample room to innovate across the stack.
Impact – You’ll help shape the platform that underpins data reasoning and intelligent systems at scale.
Growth – We invest in our people. You’ll work alongside some of the most talented engineers in cloud, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure.
Autonomy – You’ll have the trust and flexibility to explore, build, and lead from day one.
Balance – We offer flexible working hours so you can find a rhythm that works for you and your life.
Transparency & Speed – We move quickly. Expect a short screening process followed by a 4–5 stage interview loop, with full transparency on compensation and expectations throughout.

The Senior Software Engineer - Symbolic AI position offers a base salary range of $180,000 to $240,000, along with equity and comprehensive benefits. Please note that this range serves as a guideline; actual total compensation may vary based on factors such as experience, skill set, qualifications, and geographic location.

Why RelationalAI

At RelationalAI, you will:

Work from anywhere in the world
Earn competitive salary + equity
Enjoy open PTO, flexible schedules, and recharge weeks
Access global benefits, mental-health support, and learning stipends
Join a transparent, inclusive, and globally connected culture that values curiosity, excellence, and impact
Regular team offsites and global events – Building strong connections while working remotely through team offsites and global events that bring everyone together.
A culture of transparency & knowledge-sharing – Open communication through team standups, fireside chats, and open meetings.

Country Hiring Guidelines:

RelationalAI hires people from around the world. All of our roles are remote; however, some locations might carry specific eligibility requirements.

Because of this, understanding location & visa support helps us better prepare to onboard our colleagues.

Our People Operations team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruitment process.

How to Apply

If you’re driven by understanding, powered by curiosity, and ready to help shape the next era of enterprise intelligence — we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and help build the reasoning layer for the modern enterprise.

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