Founding Backend Engineer, AI Deployment & Systems

Aionia Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Aionia Group in San Francisco seeks a founding team member to architect and ship production-grade AI systems directly with customers. This role involves translating complex requirements into scalable implementations and maintaining backend services and APIs.

Candidates should have strong backend engineering skills, a relevant degree, and be comfortable working on-site five days a week. The compensation ranges from $200K to $325K plus equity, reflecting the high stakes and rapid pace of a fast-growing AI infrastructure company.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in a product-focused or customer-facing role.
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals sufficient to pass a high-bar SWE interview.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build production-grade systems for strategic pilots.
• Design, implement, and maintain backend services, APIs, and integrations.
• Build secure, high-performance integrations with external systems.
• Own the full technical lifecycle of key deployments.

Skills

Backend-heavy production systems

APIs and third-party systems

Scalable systems

Communication with stakeholders

High ownership in ambiguous environments

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics

Job description

Aionia Group in San Francisco seeks a founding team member to architect and ship production-grade AI systems directly with customers. This role involves translating complex requirements into scalable implementations and maintaining backend services and APIs.

Candidates should have strong backend engineering skills, a relevant degree, and be comfortable working on-site five days a week. The compensation ranges from $200K to $325K plus equity, reflecting the high stakes and rapid pace of a fast-growing AI infrastructure company.