Remote Backend Engineer - AI Infra & Data Pipelines

Alignerr Corp.; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Alignerr is seeking a Back End Developer for a remote, hourly contract in the Boston area. You will design, build, and optimize server-side systems and APIs powering AI-related products, from data pipelines to scalable microservices handling real-world traffic.

Work asynchronously with distributed teams; 10–40 hours/week, flexible schedule, remote anywhere. Proficient in Python/Go/Java/Node.js/Rust and cloud/database tech is expected.

Qualifications

• Backend development with RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Experience with cloud platforms and databases.
• Ability to work asynchronously across time zones.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust back end services and data pipelines.
• Build scalable server-side architecture to support AI workloads.
• Write clean, tested code following best practices.
• Integrate databases, queues, cloud services, and external APIs.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability as usage grows.
• Review code and contribute to architecture decisions.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

Node.js

Rust

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Cloud platforms

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Alignerr is seeking a Back End Developer for a remote, hourly contract in the Boston area. You will design, build, and optimize server-side systems and APIs powering AI-related products, from data pipelines to scalable microservices handling real-world traffic.

Work asynchronously with distributed teams; 10–40 hours/week, flexible schedule, remote anywhere. Proficient in Python/Go/Java/Node.js/Rust and cloud/database tech is expected.