Backend Engineer
Core
Design and build production backend services, APIs, data models, and infrastructure powering the company's product and AI workflows.
Role type
Backend Engineer
Builds
Production backend services, APIs, data systems, and model integrations
Domain
Software Engineering / Cloud Infrastructure / AI Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, PostgreSQL, API design, relational data modeling, cloud platform operations, application security, production debugging, system ownership
Preferred skills
AI/LLM infrastructure, model provider integration, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, multi-tenant SaaS
Technologies
Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Redis, Kafka
Responsibilities
Design and maintain production backend services; Develop APIs for customer-facing applications and AI workflows; Design scalable relational data models; Build integrations with model providers and third-party platforms; Develop systems for asynchronous jobs and long-running AI workflows; Deploy and operate services on AWS; Debug production issues across application, data, and infrastructure layers; Shape backend architecture and engineering practices
Seniority
Mid-Senior (2–9 years experience)