AI Backend Engineer
Core
Design and ship backend services that ingest messy real-world data, orchestrate multimodal agent workflows, and deliver reliable outcomes at scale for Fortune 500 enterprises.
Role type
Senior IC backend + applied AI engineer
Builds
Core backend infrastructure, AI orchestration pipelines, and production-grade features for enterprise agents
Domain
Enterprise AI, distributed systems, multimodal agents
Required skills
backend engineering, distributed systems design, AI orchestration, API design, data modeling, security patterns, observability, performance optimization
Preferred skills
experience with LLMs and multimodal agents, AI tooling (Cursor, Copilot), building evals and regression tests, rapid prototyping
Technologies
LLMs, multimodal agents, orchestration protocols, Python, Go, Kubernetes, vector databases
Responsibilities
Design and deploy backend services for data ingestion and storage; implement resilient AI orchestration pipelines with guardrails; build systems that scale from 0 to 100; enforce enterprise-grade security and tenant isolation; collaborate across product and infrastructure teams
Seniority
Mid-level (1-3 years) to Senior, hands-on IC