Backend Engineer (New York)

Coders Connect; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct intros to NYC's top-tier backend & AI teams

Founder & CTO access

Clarity on hiring bar + interview expectations

Access to stealth opportunities

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Talent Partner specializing in backend engineering roles in New York City. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in scalable backend systems, with proficiency in Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node. They will work closely with top AI startups, providing opportunities for meaningful product impact and direct access to leadership. This role emphasizes ownership and offers a unique position in a fast-paced team environment.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node.
• Ability to architect scalable services and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containers, and CI/CD.
• Real ownership of production systems and architectural decisions.
• Strong communication and alignment with fast-moving teams.
• Interest in AI infra, automation, and data-intensive systems.

Responsibilities

• Build scalable backend systems and real-time data pipelines.
• Develop AI-adjacent backend infrastructure for teams.
• Work on AI-adjacent infrastructure (model-serving, data systems).
• Own core backend components for fast-growing NYC product teams.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to set technical direction.

Skills

Backend systems architecture

Python

Go

TypeScript/Node

Cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)

CI/CD

Monitoring

Scalable services design

Tools

AWS/GCP

Containers

CI/CD tooling

Monitoring tools

Job description

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This is an opportunity to match into the strongest Backend Engineering roles in NYC, companies building AI infrastructure, real-time systems, distributed backends, and core product APIs at a top‑1% engineering bar.

We partner with startups that ship with Stripe‑level rigor, Datadog‑style reliability, and the pace of early‑stage AI startups, but operate quietly, selectively, and with true ownership culture.

These roles are built for engineers who:

• Love building scalable backend systems
• Thrive in ambiguity and small teams
• Move fast but write maintainable, production‑quality code
• Prefer ownership over process
• Enjoy hard technical problems (infra, pipelines, distributed systems)
• Want meaningful product impact, speed, and access to leadership

What You’ll Work On

• Scalable backend services
• High‑throughput APIs, real‑time data pipelines, distributed systems
• AI‑adjacent backend infrastructure (model‑serving, eval systems, data systems)
• Zero‑to‑one backend components for fast‑growing NYC AI product teams

These are high‑ownership, core engineering roles where your work becomes the backbone of the product.

Top Backend Engineer Qualifications (NYC teams want to see)

• Deep experience in Python, Go, or TypeScript/Node
• Ability to architect scalable services and distributed systems
• Experience with cloud infra (AWS/GCP), containers, CI/CD, monitoring
• Real ownership of production systems, not just features
• Strong communication + alignment with fast‑moving teams
• Ability to make architectural decisions independently
• Interest in AI infra, automation, and data‑intensive systems

Why Apply Through CodersConnect

• Direct intros to NYC’s 20+ top‑tier backend & AI teams
• Founder & CTO access
• Clarity on hiring bar + interview expectations
• Access to stealth opportunities not advertised publicly
• We work directly with these teams to scale engineering orgs