AI Product Engineer (Backend, Node.js)
Core
Owns the backend of Smeetz's AI surfaces (MCP server and AI chatbot), building APIs, integrations, and agent logic for the European leisure and entertainment industry.
Role type
Senior IC AI Product Engineer (Backend, Node.js)
Builds
Production-ready AI services (MCP server, chatbot) integrated with ticketing, seating, F&B, and payments systems.
Domain
AI/LLM applications in the leisure and entertainment industry
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Node.js, TypeScript, API design, data modelling, authentication, queues, async processing, LLM tool calling, structured outputs, cost/latency control, production failure mode handling, observability, eval layer design, documentation
Preferred skills
MCP specification design, Anthropic Claude API, Langfuse, agent guardrails, product-engineering setup experience
Technologies
Node.js, TypeScript, Langfuse, Claude Code
Responsibilities
Design and build APIs/integrations connecting AI surfaces to the commerce platform; own reliability, performance, and cost metrics; build an eval layer for prompt/model changes; participate in on-call; translate operator usage data into technical specs and priorities; define and report on success metrics.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC