Backend + AI Engineer

Shoppin isn’t that boat.

10-person crew

small, fast, obsessive teams can beat giants

What You’ll Do

• Build and optimize Shoppin’s vibe, image, and inspiration search, powering both text and image-based discovery.
• Work on vector embeddings, retrieval pipelines, and semantic search using ElasticSearch, Redis caching, and LLM APIs.
• Design and ship high-performance Python microservices that move fast and scale beautifully.
• Experiment with prompt engineering, ranking models, and multimodal retrieval.
• Collaborate directly with the founder — moving from idea → prototype → production in hours, not weeks.
  

Tech You’ll Work With

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, FastAPI
• Search & Infra: ElasticSearch, Redis, PostgreSQL
• AI Stack: Vector Databases, Embeddings, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Gemini, etc.)
• Dev Tools: Cursor, Docker, Kubernetes
• Infra: AWS / GCP
  

What We’re Looking For

• Strong mathematical intuition — you understand cosine similarity, normalization, and ranking functions.
• Experience or deep curiosity in text + image search.
• Comfort with Python, data structures, and system design.
• Speed-obsessed — you optimize for velocity, not bureaucracy.
• Hungry to go all-in, ship hard things, and make a dent.
  

Bonus Points

• Experience with LLM prompting or orchestration.
• Exposure to recommendation systems, fashion/culture AI, or multimodal embeddings.
• You’ve built or scaled something end-to-end yourself.