AI Backend Engineer: Scale Enterprise AI Systems

Within; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employer-Paid Medical

Parental Leave

Learning Fund

Wellness Fund

401k

Relocation support

Office perks

Job summary

Within is hiring an AI Backend Engineer to join the team in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will build the backend services that power multimodal agents, ingesting real-world data, orchestrating model workflows, and ensuring enterprise-grade security and reliability.

The role is hands-on and focused on production-grade systems, with senior engineers mentoring you. No strict CS degree required; shipping ability and strong execution matter most.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years shipping production code or exceptional new grads with strong portfolios.
• Experience designing and building backend services, APIs, data models, and infrastructure.
• Strong focus on correctness, observability, security, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Build the backbone of Within's AI platform - backend services powering the product.
• Turn AI pipelines into resilient workflows with orchestration and guardrails.
• Design for enterprise security and scale with reliable data handling and isolation.

Skills

Backend engineer

Systems thinker

Applied AI

SDLC

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Copilot

Job description

Within is hiring an AI Backend Engineer to join the team in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will build the backend services that power multimodal agents, ingesting real-world data, orchestrating model workflows, and ensuring enterprise-grade security and reliability.

The role is hands-on and focused on production-grade systems, with senior engineers mentoring you. No strict CS degree required; shipping ability and strong execution matter most.