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Founding Backend Software Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Work type
- On-site · Full-time
- Posted
- (17 hours ago)
About the role
About the Role
Join a small team building generative AI video technology as its founding backend engineer. You will lead backend engineering and shape the infrastructure and standards that support the product.
What You'll Do
Design and develop scalable backend systems for AI-powered video creation.
Build infrastructure for agentic workflows, video generation pipelines, reinforcement learning loops, and real-time data processing.
Own distributed systems architecture and improve reliability through automated testing, performance benchmarks, and end-to-end observability.
Partner with research, engineering, and design teammates to develop product features and APIs.
Write production code, set engineering guidelines, and establish technical direction and standards.
Document systems, define agent skills, and communicate technical decisions clearly.
What We're Looking For
Five to ten years of backend software engineering experience, including experience at early-stage or high-growth startups.
Industry experience building agentic systems and working with LLMs or generative AI for at least 12 months.
Hands-on experience with TypeScript and AWS.
Experience with scalable backend and distributed systems, large-scale data processing, information retrieval, and asynchronous workflows.
Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and system design, applied in professional backend engineering work.
Experience leading technically through code, engineering guidelines, and team standards.
A formal degree and professional fluency in English.
Work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $225,000 to $275,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in San Francisco, United States, five days per week.