Backend Engineer – Real-Time AI for Mining Operations

Realm Alliance; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental, vision

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with match

Equity

Home office allowance

Job summary

Realm Alliance is seeking a software engineer to build and extend a TypeScript backend delivering real-time mining operations data for web and mobile clients. You will work across backend, AI/ML, frontend, and infrastructure to ship features end-to-end.

You will develop computer vision pipelines using AWS Rekognition, TensorFlow, and SAM3 for PPE detection and safety monitoring, and integrate with SCADA/OPC-UA systems to optimize equipment in real time.

Responsibilities

• Build and extend our TypeScript backend serving real-time mining operations data across web and mobile clients
• Work across the stack: backend services (50%), applied AI/ML (25%), React frontend (15%), and infrastructure (10%)
• Build computer vision pipelines - integrating services like AWS Rekognition, TensorFlow, and SAM3 for PPE detection, person recognition, and safety monitoring
• Integrate with industrial systems (SCADA/OPC-UA) to monitor and optimize mine equipment in real time
• Ship features end-to-end
• Deploy to production multiple times per day with CI/CD
• Work with LLMs for intelligent analysis and automation features
• Own features in a small team where your code runs at active mines
• Interact directly with users to deeply understand customer needs. Translate real-world operational challenges into intuitive, high-impact features
• Work closely with our CEO - former CTO and cofounder of Blend Labs - to build a world-class engineering organization from the ground up.

Job description

Realm Alliance is seeking a software engineer to build and extend a TypeScript backend delivering real-time mining operations data for web and mobile clients. You will work across backend, AI/ML, frontend, and infrastructure to ship features end-to-end.

You will develop computer vision pipelines using AWS Rekognition, TensorFlow, and SAM3 for PPE detection and safety monitoring, and integrate with SCADA/OPC-UA systems to optimize equipment in real time.