Backend Infra/Platform

Acceler8 Talent; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent in New York City is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer at mid, senior, and staff levels to build the foundations for its next growth phase. This in-person role involves owning critical projects from architecture through deployment and operation.

You'll join a technically demanding team, taking ownership of systems supporting a rapidly growing product while delivering reliable infrastructure and productive developer workflows.

Qualifications

• At least three years of infrastructure engineering experience.
• Previous experience building infrastructure from scratch.
• Strong systems fundamentals, technical judgment and hands-on implementation skills.
• Substantial personal contributions at demanding tech companies, startups, scaleups or quantitative trading firms.
• Strong academic foundations or equivalent evidence of exceptional technical ability.
• Competitive programming achievements or other standout accomplishments are valued.
• The team looks for clear evidence of individual ability and ownership.
• Experience with AI infrastructure, developer sandboxes or evaluation frameworks is useful but optional.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate core infrastructure as the platform scales.
• Own projects from architecture through implementation and production.
• Improve reliability, performance, observability and developer workflows.
• Balance immediate infrastructure needs with long‑term growth.
• Establish engineering practices that help a small team deliver quickly and reliably.

Skills

Systems fundamentals

Hands-on experience

Technical judgment

Ownership

Competitive programming

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Infrastructure Engineer | Mid / Senior / Staff

New York City | In-person

An AI company is transforming how home service businesses dispatch technicians. Its platform analyses historical performance across technicians and job types, matching high-value opportunities with the person most likely to deliver the best outcome.

Delivered through a Chrome extension that integrates with existing CRM workflows, the product gives HVAC, plumbing and electrical operators intelligent dispatching without migrating systems or retraining their teams.

Founded in 2023, the company has reached eight-figure ARR, raised a $40M Series A and become cash flow positive. The team includes approximately 60 people and 20 engineers.

The Opportunity

The team is hiring infrastructure engineers across mid, senior and staff levels to build the foundations for its next stage of growth. This role suits engineers who have built infrastructure from scratch, made consequential architecture decisions and remained hands‑on through deployment and operation.

You’ll join a technically demanding engineering team, taking substantial ownership of the systems supporting a rapidly growing product.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate core infrastructure as the platform scales.
• Own projects from architecture through implementation and production.
• Improve reliability, performance, observability and developer workflows.
• Balance immediate infrastructure needs with long‑term growth.
• Establish engineering practices that help a small team deliver quickly and reliably.

Requirements

• At least three years of infrastructure engineering experience.
• Previous experience building infrastructure from scratch.
• Strong systems fundamentals, technical judgment and hands‑on implementation skills.
• Substantial personal contributions at demanding technology companies, startups, scaleups or quantitative trading firms.
• Strong academic foundations or equivalent evidence of exceptional technical ability.

Competitive programming achievements, mathematical competitions, demanding quant engineering experience or other standout accomplishments are particularly valued.

The team looks for clear evidence of individual ability and ownership.

Experience with AI infrastructure, developer sandboxes or evaluation frameworks is useful but optional.

Engineering Team

The team includes four ICPC finalists, an IMO gold medallist and engineers from quantitative trading and competitive programming backgrounds. The emphasis is on a small, highly capable team with substantial individual responsibility.

Working Arrangements

• New York City, working in person.
• Opportunities across mid, senior and staff levels.
• Interview process targeting completion within two weeks.
• Equity in a cash flow positive business with established revenue and significant growth.

Requirements added by the job poster

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of Software Development experience