Product-Driven Backend Engineer, AI Infra — NYC Onsite

Mentor Talent Acquisition; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting and tech firm in New York is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale core systems for their AI-powered research platform. Ideal candidates will collaborate on high-impact projects, build production features at speed, and ensure system reliability. Applicants should have a solid systems design background, be comfortable with technologies like PostgreSQL and TypeScript, and be eager to engage in product decision-making. This position requires in-person work in NYC five days a week.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems design and AI infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of database management.
• Background in building internal tooling or infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production features at high velocity.
• Design and scale backend services managing high-volume LLM traffic.
• Take ownership of system reliability and observability.

Skills

Systems design

AI infrastructure

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

Next.js

Product-oriented mindset

Tools

Postgres

ClickHouse

Job description

A consulting and tech firm in New York is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale core systems for their AI-powered research platform. Ideal candidates will collaborate on high-impact projects, build production features at speed, and ensure system reliability. Applicants should have a solid systems design background, be comfortable with technologies like PostgreSQL and TypeScript, and be eager to engage in product decision-making. This position requires in-person work in NYC five days a week.