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Backend Engineer

Mohamed Al Qareem RifkiUnited StatesSENIORPosted 55m ago
PythonSQLdistributed systemsAPI designLLMsRAGagentic frameworksplatform engineering
About the Role We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our early-stage startup team. This role involves building customer-facing products and reliable LLM agents while working directly with the founding team. Key Responsibilities • Own features from problem scoping through backend implementation and production • Build LLM agents that reason reliably over large, messy organizational datasets • Shape architecture, data models, APIs, tooling, and engineering standards • Lead complex, high-impact projects with autonomy and accountability • Partner with the founding team to translate customer needs into product decisions and support clients with hundreds to thousands of employees Requirements • 5+ years of backend engineering experience building customer-facing products • Experience at an early-stage startup—Series B or earlier—or as a founder • A product mindset, sound technical judgment, and the ability to question assumptions • Comfort navigating ambiguity, iterating quickly, and owning projects end-to-end Tech stack: Python, SQL, distributed systems, API design, LLMs, RAG, agentic frameworks, and platform engineering Note: Remote engineers are expected to travel periodically for in-person collaboration, potentially for one or two weeks at a time. Work authorization preference is for candidates with existing authorization to work in the US or Canada. Sponsorship may be considered for the right candidate.

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