Backend Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Backend Engineer (AI): Designing and building production-grade backend systems that power autonomous AI workflows for the automotive industry with an accent on scalable infrastructure and real-time operations. Focus on integrating multimodal AI systems, optimizing distributed systems performance, and owning end-to-end project lifecycles.

Location: New York City, NY or San Francisco, CA

Salary: $160,000 - $250,000

Company

A startup building an AI-native operating system for the $4 trillion automotive industry.

What you will do

• Design and build production-grade backend systems that power autonomous AI workflows.
• Develop APIs and services to support complex, real-time automotive operations.
• Integrate multimodal AI systems into scalable infrastructure.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability across distributed systems.
• Own projects end-to-end, from architecture and development to deployment and monitoring.
• Collaborate closely with ML and product teams to ship impactful features.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience (Python, Node.js, or Go).
• Strong background in building scalable, distributed systems.
• Experience with databases, message queues, and caching technologies.
• Interest in AI, automation, and building intelligent systems.
• High-ownership mindset — proactive, independent, and comfortable with complex problems.

Culture & Benefits

• Early-stage opportunity to shape the product, technology, and culture.
• Backed by top-tier investors.
• Competitive base salary dependent on experience plus meaningful equity.