Founding Backend Software Engineer

Job description

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.