Remote Backend Engineer for AI Infrastructure

Alignerr Corp.; Manchester; Remote; GBP 69,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Flexible hours

Contract-based autonomy

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking back end developers to design, build, and optimize server-side systems and APIs powering AI products. The role is a fully remote hourly contract open to engineers across the UK.

You will work on data pipelines, model-serving infrastructure, and scalable microservices, collaborating asynchronously with global teams while maintaining high-quality, well-documented code. Flexible hours and project-based work enable independent schedules.

Qualifications

• Proficient in one or more back end languages (Python, Go, Java, Node.js, Rust, or similar).
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experienced with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.).
• Comfortable working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Familiar with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex systems independently.
• Self-motivated and able to work asynchronously without close supervision.
• Clear communicator who can document decisions across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust back end services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Build scalable server-side architecture to support AI training and inference workloads.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following engineering best practices.
• Integrate with databases, message queues, cloud services, and third-party APIs.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability as usage grows.
• Collaborate asynchronously with distributed teams of engineers, researchers, and product leads.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct code reviews, and contribute to architecture decisions.
• Work independently on task-based and project-based assignments on your own schedule.

Skills

Backend languages

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Async collaboration

Documentation

Team independence

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Alignerr is seeking back end developers to design, build, and optimize server-side systems and APIs powering AI products. The role is a fully remote hourly contract open to engineers across the UK.

You will work on data pipelines, model-serving infrastructure, and scalable microservices, collaborating asynchronously with global teams while maintaining high-quality, well-documented code. Flexible hours and project-based work enable independent schedules.