Remote Back-End Engineer — AI Infrastructure

Alignerr Corp.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr Corp. is seeking Back End Developers to design, build, and optimize the server-side systems and APIs that drive cutting-edge AI products. This is a fully remote hourly contract open to engineers across the US, with 10–40 hours per week.

You will design robust back end services, build scalable architectures, and write clean, well-documented code. The role requires experience with REST, databases, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• Proficient in one or more back end languages and RESTful API design.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems and microservices.
• Familiar with relational and NoSQL databases and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust back end services, APIs, and data pipelines
• Build scalable, high-performance server-side architecture to support AI workloads
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code following engineering best practices
• Integrate with databases, message queues, cloud services, and third-party APIs
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability as usage grows
• Collaborate asynchronously with distributed teams of engineers, researchers, and product leads
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct code reviews, and contribute to architectural decisions
• Work independently on task-based and project-based assignments on your own schedule

Skills

Backend languages

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Asynchronous work

Documentation

Debugging

CI/CD

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Alignerr Corp. is seeking Back End Developers to design, build, and optimize the server-side systems and APIs that drive cutting-edge AI products. This is a fully remote hourly contract open to engineers across the US, with 10–40 hours per week.

You will design robust back end services, build scalable architectures, and write clean, well-documented code. The role requires experience with REST, databases, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.