Back-End Architect for AI Infra (Remote Contract)

Alignerr Corp.; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Back End Developer for a fully remote, hourly contract role. You will design, build, and optimize server-side systems, data pipelines, and APIs to power AI-driven products.

This position offers flexible hours (10–40 per week) and meaningful project work for engineers ready to tackle AI-adjacent infrastructure. Join a distributed team collaborating across time zones on scalable microservices, cloud platforms, and modern data stacks.

Qualifications

• Proficient in one or more back end languages and building robust APIs.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and cloud platforms.
• Familiar with CI/CD and containerization for scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust back end services, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Build scalable, high-performance server-side architecture to support AI 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 architectural decisions.
• Work independently on task-based and project-based assignments on your own schedule.

Skills

Backend development

APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Alignerr is seeking a Back End Developer for a fully remote, hourly contract role. You will design, build, and optimize server-side systems, data pipelines, and APIs to power AI-driven products.

This position offers flexible hours (10–40 per week) and meaningful project work for engineers ready to tackle AI-adjacent infrastructure. Join a distributed team collaborating across time zones on scalable microservices, cloud platforms, and modern data stacks.