Backend Engineer - AI Infrastructure & Scalable Systems

MyJunior AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay and equity

Private healthcare

Gym membership

In-office cook

Summers working in Greece by the beach

Job summary

A cutting-edge technology company in New York is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build and scale systems for their AI-driven research platform. You will be one of the first engineering hires, responsible for architecting backend systems and ensuring reliability across distributed systems. Ideal candidates are product-minded engineers based in NYC, excited by AI infrastructure, and proficient in Next.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. Competitive pay, equity, and unique benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in backend engineering and architecture.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Product-minded with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale systems for AI-driven research.
• Architect backend systems that support high-throughput interactions.
• Own reliability and observability of databases and orchestration systems.
• Prototype new backend capabilities to improve efficiency.
• Shape engineering culture within the team.

Skills

AI infrastructure and systems design

Leading projects

Proficiency in Next.js

Proficiency in TypeScript

Experience with PostgreSQL

Job description

A cutting-edge technology company in New York is seeking a Backend Engineer to help build and scale systems for their AI-driven research platform. You will be one of the first engineering hires, responsible for architecting backend systems and ensuring reliability across distributed systems. Ideal candidates are product-minded engineers based in NYC, excited by AI infrastructure, and proficient in Next.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL. Competitive pay, equity, and unique benefits are offered.