Backend Engineer – AI-Driven, Distributed Systems + Equity

Formulate Labs; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Formulate Labs in Mountain View, CA is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data flows for manufacturing systems. You will own services end to end, debug complex failures, and collaborate with robotics, controls, firmware, and product teams to deliver reliable, scalable features.

Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure is required. Applicants should be proficient in a modern backend language, understand security and

Qualifications

• Candidate must have 3+ years of production backend or cloud systems experience.
• Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, API design, and data modeling.
• Ability to own services end to end, debug complex failures, and use AI tools to improve quality.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs for manufacturing systems.
• Design and evolve data flows, data models, and secure device-to-cloud connectivity.
• Collaborate with robotics, controls, firmware, and product teams to deliver maintainable features.

Skills

Backend Development

Distributed Systems

API Design

Data Modeling

Cloud Systems

Device Connectivity

Event-Driven Architecture

Data Pipelines

Authentication

RBAC

Monitoring and Alerting

Incident Response

CI/CD

Debugging

AI-Assisted Development

Job description

Formulate Labs in Mountain View, CA is seeking a backend-focused engineer to build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data flows for manufacturing systems. You will own services end to end, debug complex failures, and collaborate with robotics, controls, firmware, and product teams to deliver reliable, scalable features.

Experience with distributed systems and cloud infrastructure is required. Applicants should be proficient in a modern backend language, understand security and