We’re a fast-moving, early-stage startup working at the cutting edge of AI to solve real-world problems in the future of work space. As part of the broader AI ecosystem, we’re not just following trends—we’re building the next wave of vertical AI infrastructure. We’re seeking a driven Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. This role is perfect for an engineer who thrives in chaos, ships confidently, and can own DevOps, backend infra, and AI-powered feature delivery like a pro. You must be available to start in 1 to 2 weeks! What You’ll Own: Architect, scale, and secure our platform on AWS (EC2, Lambda, RDS, etc.). Automate deployments, logging, monitoring, and backups. Optimize and expand our FastAPI backend and Next.js platform to support new workflows, smart inference, and user-triggered pipelines. Troubleshoot issues across AI APIs, improve prompt strategy, and guide the integration of ML models and data-driven components into the backend. Implement security best practices across APIs, databases, auth flows, and user data. Be the grown-up in the room when it comes to system design. Unblock the team. Ship high-impact features weekly. Handle what the full-stack lead can’t get to. Be the difference between “2 weeks” and “2 days.” You’re a Fit If You: Have 7+ years of experience in backend/platform/devops roles, ideally within a startup or SaaS environment Are fluent in AWS, FastAPI, and CI/CD pipelines Have built and scaled APIs in production and know how to handle rate limits, timeouts, retries, and error handling Can debug and optimize AI-driven workflows, APIs, and prompt-based interfaces Understand data security, auth, encryption, and compliance Enjoy working with founders directly and thrive in high-ownership, low-structure environments Bonus: Experience with Hugging Face, Pandas, Supabase, Postgres , or building AI-first apps