Backend Engineer

Permanent
Engineering
Experienced
TypeScript, Node.js, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure
New York
New York
US$180000 - US$250000 per annum + equity

As a Backend Engineer, you will take real ownership of the systems that power AI employees at scale. This is a hands-on role focused on building resilient, high-throughput backend services while shaping the foundations of a fast-growing product.

What You Will Do

  • Design and build scalable backend services and APIs supporting AI-driven workflows
  • Own features end-to-end, from architecture through deployment
  • Work closely with product, design, and AI teams to support real customer use cases
  • Build and maintain cloud-native infrastructure with strong reliability and observability standards
  • Improve system scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability

Tech Stack

TypeScript, Node.js, Cloud Infrastructure, Containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, SQL, and NoSQL databases

About You

  • 2+ years of backend engineering experience in high-growth or startup environments
  • Experience building and operating scalable backend systems in production
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, databases, and performance
  • Comfortable owning technical decisions and shipping independently
  • Clear communicator with a collaborative mindset
  • Bonus: experience working on AI or data-intensive products

Be part of a small, high-calibre engineering team building production AI systems with real-world impact. This role offers strong ownership, technical depth, and the chance to help define the backend foundations of a rapidly scaling AI platform.

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