AI-Powered Backend Engineer: Rapid Prototyping & Ownership

Crazy Maple Studio, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) plan

Employee perks

Job summary

Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design and build scalable AI-powered systems for ReelShort and related platforms, from prototype to production.

You’ll help choose the stack, connect LLM APIs, and own reliability and performance. This is a hands-on role with direct collaboration with leadership, on-site five days a week in Sunnyvale, CA, with visa sponsorship for strong performers.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of backend experience building production systems.
• Proficient in at least one backend language (Python, TypeScript, Go, or Java).
• Experience with relational databases, caching, and queues.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the backend systems behind new AI-powered apps, from prototype to scale.
• Help choose and set up the stack and deployment pipelines.
• Connect LLMs to products through a unified gateway and manage costs.
• Build APIs for mobile apps and data foundations to measure success.
• Own reliability: monitoring, debugging, and fixes.

Skills

Backend languages

APIs & integration

Databases

Cloud & CI/CD

Containerization

DevOps mindset

Tools

AWS

PostgreSQL

Redis

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Crazy Maple Studio, Inc. is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design and build scalable AI-powered systems for ReelShort and related platforms, from prototype to production.

You’ll help choose the stack, connect LLM APIs, and own reliability and performance. This is a hands-on role with direct collaboration with leadership, on-site five days a week in Sunnyvale, CA, with visa sponsorship for strong performers.