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Software Engineer, Backend

Location
New York, NY
Work type
Full Time
Posted
2026-07-20

Job description

Responsibilities

Design, build, and own backend systems end-to-end, including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure that power our products

Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems, scaling, concurrency, and performance

Integrate and operate large generative AI models in production—deploying, serving, and scaling systems that combine internal research and external capabilities to unlock new product experiences.

Instrument, experiment, and iterate in production to continuously improve system and product quality

Design and operate core platform infrastructure, including integrations with third-party providers, storage systems, security, and internal APIs

What Makes You a Great Fit

2+ years of professional industry experience

A track record of shipping high‑impact systems and/or products in production

Exceptional problem solving fundamentals and ability to learn

Excellent engineering taste combined with a strong sense of practicality and time-management

Able to operate effectively in an extremely fast-paced environment as well as scope and deliver projects end-to-end

Even better if…

You have worked extensively with LLMs, generative media models, and have a pulse on where the technology is going

You are grounded, collaborative, and willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win

You have been a startup founder or an early engineer at one

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