Software Engineer - Backend

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable backend services, APIs, and distributed systems
• Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate models into agent-based systems and AI products involving autonomous or task-driven agents
• Guide junior engineers through mentorship and technical reviews
• Own architectural decisions in new product features
• Ensure reliability, performance, and security across systems
• Contribute to an engineering culture of speed, quality, and pragmatic innovation

Qualifications

• Education: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience: 3 - 5 years of experience building backend systems and distributed infrastructure
• Technical Expertise: Fluency in TypeScript and Node.js, or a similar modern backend stack; experience with microservices, async job queues, and event-driven architectures
• Systems Thinking: Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, devops tooling, runtime infrastructure, and production observability
• Engineering Craft: Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing, code reviews, and version control workflows
• Product Mindset: Thoughtful about trade-offs, user experience, and fast iteration
• Team Leadership: Willing to mentor, lead by example, and influence technical direction without being a pure manager

Bonus Points

• Experience with code search, code graphs, tree-sitter, or static analysis tools, and an understanding of how to apply them in real-world engineering environments
• Experience integrating AI/LLM-based systems into product workflows
• Contributions to open-source or community projects
• Experience designing or implementing agent-based systems or AI products involving autonomous or task-driven agents