Software Engineer, Backend

About the role

Backend engineering at Mirage isn’t narrowly defined. We work across product, platform, and machine learning—building the systems, services, APIs, and ML pipelines that power all of our product surfaces.

You’ll own critical backend systems end-to-end, partnering closely with product, design, client, and AI teams to turn ambitious ideas into reliable, scalable production systems. This opportunity is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems while staying connected to product and user outcomes.

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