Founding Software Engineer (Backend)

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New York / $200000 - $240000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$200000 - $240000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Founding Software Engineer (Backend)
AI Tech
New York, New York (Onsite)
$200,000 - $240,000 + Equity

The Company:

We're partnering with a company that builds open-source infrastructure that creates a feedback loop for optimizing LLM applications. By integrating with their model gateway, you can send metrics to improve models over time-making them smarter, faster, and more cost-effective.

The Role:

As a Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for building the entire backend and systems software from scratch, directly working with the two co-founders. You'll focus on optimizing system performance, evaluating and refining architecture, and implementing observability tools to ensure reliability. You'll also handle key integrations, connecting backend systems with third-party services and APIs. Taking full ownership of the backend in Rust, you'll leverage its performance and safety features to create a scalable, maintainable, and high-performing system. As one of the first technical hires, your work will have a direct impact on the company's growth and technical direction.

Your Skills and Experience:

  • Strong experience building backend systems from scratch with a high degree of ownership over technical direction and deliverables, ideally in a startup environment.
  • Deep proficiency in Rust, including its use for building high-performance, scalable backend systems and services.
  • Knowledge and experience in working with ClickHouse for data storage, processing, and optimization.
  • Active contributions to open-source projects, demonstrating a collaborative mindset and technical expertise.
  • Understanding of distributed systems concepts, architecture, and best practices for building highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems.
  • Solid experience with relational or NoSQL databases, and performance optimization techniques in backend systems.
  • Strong ability to integrate backend systems with other services, APIs, and third-party tools.
  • Understanding or experience with infrastructure for deploying and scaling machine learning models in production.
  • Familiarity with container orchestration and deployment using Kubernetes for scalable backend infrastructure.
  • Ability to work closely with co-founders, providing input on architectural decisions and contributing to strategic technical initiatives.

The Benefits:

A base salary between $200,000 - $240,000 + Equity and comprehensive health, dental, vision, and 401k benefits

How to Apply:

Please register your interest by sending your resume to Neha Nidamarti via the Apply link on this page.

Key Words:

NoSQL, Kubernetes, Rust, ClickHouse, Backend Engineer, Software Engineer, Distributed Systems, Open Source, Startup

CONTACT

Neha Nidamarti

Recruitment Consultant

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