Founding Backend Engineer

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New York / $200000 - $250000 annum

INFO

Salary
SALARY:

$200000 - $250000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

FOUNDING BACKEND ENGINEER
TECHNOLOGY
BROOKLYN, NY (ON-SITE)
$200,000-$250,000 + EQUITY

THE COMPANY

We're partnering with an early-stage startup focused on building open-source infrastructure to optimize LLM applications. Their innovative platform enables a feedback loop for improving production data, creating smarter, faster, and more cost-effective models. By unifying inference, observability, optimization, and experimentation, they empower cutting-edge workflows for complex multi-step LLM applications-all while maintaining blazing-fast performance.

THE ROLE - BACKEND ENGINEER

As the Founding Backend Engineer, you'll build the backend and systems software from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to own the entire backend architecture in Rust while collaborating directly with the two cofounders. Key responsibilities include:

  • Design, build, and deploy the backend systems from scratch (0-1).
  • Contribute to core features like optimization, evaluation, observability, and integrations.
  • Develop scalable, high-performance systems to handle complex data workflows and programmatic interfaces.
  • Collaborate with the cofounders to shape the architecture and technical vision.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Proven experience as a tech lead for backend projects, particularly those built from scratch (0-1).
  • Expertise in Rust or ClickHouse.
  • Strong academic background, ideally from top institutions.
  • Contributions to open-source projects are highly preferred.
  • Familiarity with distributed systems, ML infrastructure, and database design is a plus.
  • Nice to have: Experience with Kubernetes or other orchestration tools.
  • Nice to have: Background in database development or optimization.

BENEFITS

This role offers a competitive base salary of $200,000 - $250,000, alongside significant equity.

HOW TO APPLY

Express your interest by sending your resume directly to Malia Jalbert via the application link below.

KEYWORDS

Backend Engineer, Founding Engineer, Rust, ClickHouse, Open Source, 0-1 Development, Distributed Systems, Database Development, ML Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Startups

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