Backend Engineer - Applied AI & AI-Powered APIs

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Software Engineer – Backend with a passion for applied AI to build scalable APIs and data pipelines in Charlotte. This hybrid role focuses on integrating LLMs, embeddings, and RAG into production applications.

You will design and maintain backend services, collaborate with product and design teams, ensure reliability, and optimize performance while using cloud platforms. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid work arrangement, and opportunities to work

Qualifications

• Minimum expectation: strong backend engineering experience with scalable APIs.
• Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities and LLMs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and data pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one other language from the listed stack.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities including LLMs, embeddings, and RAG.
• Develop data pipelines for AI workflows and production systems.
• Implement context-aware AI features and optimize performance.
• Collaborate with product and design to deliver AI-powered services.

Skills

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

PHP

Go

Backend systems & APIs

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

SQL/NoSQL

Software design & architecture

AI API integrations

Prompt engineering / embeddings

Vector search

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Pinecone

Weaviate

React

Next.js

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Software Engineer – Backend with a passion for applied AI to build scalable APIs and data pipelines in Charlotte. This hybrid role focuses on integrating LLMs, embeddings, and RAG into production applications.

You will design and maintain backend services, collaborate with product and design teams, ensure reliability, and optimize performance while using cloud platforms. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid work arrangement, and opportunities to work