Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & AI Features

AI Talent Now; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AI Talent Now is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer in San Francisco to own end-to-end backend features, APIs, and production-ready systems. You will work with product and engineering teams to shape the roadmap and ship features from prototype to production.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of backend experience, strong Python or TypeScript, and hands-on Kubernetes/Terraform expertise. Join a VC-backed, fast-paced startup environment focusing on scalable systems and AI/LLM-native

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript.
• 3 - 8 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Experience in distributed systems and launching full products/APIs in production.
• Top CS school globally or prestigious company background.

Responsibilities

• Build out backend features and scale API capabilities.
• Own backend services and drive scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on the roadmap for core features.
• Lead backend projects from prototype to production for end users.

Skills

Python

Typescript

Distributed systems

API development

End-to-end ownership

Education

Top 50 CS school globally

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Postgres

Temporal

Job description

AI Talent Now is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer in San Francisco to own end-to-end backend features, APIs, and production-ready systems. You will work with product and engineering teams to shape the roadmap and ship features from prototype to production.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of backend experience, strong Python or TypeScript, and hands-on Kubernetes/Terraform expertise. Join a VC-backed, fast-paced startup environment focusing on scalable systems and AI/LLM-native