Senior Backend Engineer for Scalable AI Systems (Remote)

Stealth AI Startup; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Premium health, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible working environment

Job summary

A leading AI startup is seeking exceptional Backend Software Engineers to help architect, build, and scale the infrastructure behind their innovative AI systems. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend engineering experience and strong skills in languages like Python or Java. The role focuses on designing scalable backend systems and collaborating closely with research teams. This fully remote position offers a compensation package up to $300,000 plus equity and benefits, including comprehensive health insurance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend programming languages.
• Deep experience in designing and operating distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Architect distributed systems for high throughput and reliability.
• Build robust APIs and internal tooling for AI model support.

Skills

Backend languages proficiency (Python, Go, Rust, Java, C++)

Designing and operating distributed systems

Understanding of databases and caching systems

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Problem-solving ability

Strong communication skills

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Postgres

Redis

Kafka

Job description

A leading AI startup is seeking exceptional Backend Software Engineers to help architect, build, and scale the infrastructure behind their innovative AI systems. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend engineering experience and strong skills in languages like Python or Java. The role focuses on designing scalable backend systems and collaborating closely with research teams. This fully remote position offers a compensation package up to $300,000 plus equity and benefits, including comprehensive health insurance.