🚀 Senior Backend Engineer AI Application Builder
📍 SoMa, San Francisco, CA | 💼 Full-Time | Onsite
💰 Salary : $200K$325K + Meaningful Equity (1%+)
Join an early-stage AI SaaS start-up creating an application builder that empowers business users to build custom applications where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly across enterprise systems. The company addresses complex enterprise challenges, including multi-day workflows, cross-system integrations (ERP / CRM / financial platforms), secure VPC hosting, and enterprise-grade observability, logging, identity, and compliance controls.
About the Role
Were looking for a Backend Engineer to lead the development of backend systems and architecture. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of core systems in an early-stage company, shaping architecture, scalability, and reliability from the ground up.
Youll tackle challenging problems like orchestrating multi-system workflows, processing large-scale data asynchronously, and safely executing AI-generated code all while collaborating closely with the applied AI team.
What Youll Do
- Design and build the core workflow engine the orchestration layer connecting agents, data sources, and frontend views.
- Develop and scale the TypeScript-based backend , handling asynchronous execution, retries, and deterministic routines.
- Build and maintain integration layers for REST APIs, SQL sources, and third-party systems.
- Collaborate with the applied AI engineering team to integrate automation and intelligence across systems.
- Define and enforce best practices for backend architecture, reliability, and developer experience as the company scales.
Who You Are (Must-Haves)
415 years of professional software engineering experience.Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js , and modern backend architectures.Experience designing complex data models and managing asynchronous tasks / workflows.Prior experience working in early-stage startups or high-growth environments.Experience integrating multiple systems, including REST APIs and SQL sources.Excited by building scalable systems and comfortable in a startup environment.Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills.Nice-to-Haves
Experience building or integrating AI / LLM-powered applications .Familiarity with Temporal or similar orchestration / workflow systems.Exposure to other modern backend frameworks or cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Kubernetes).Why Join?
Competitive salary : $200K$325K + meaningful equity (1%+) in an early-stage company.Work alongside experienced founders who have successfully scaled AI and enterprise SaaS products.Shape the architecture and direction of a high-impact backend system used across complex workflows.Be part of a small, highly motivated team at the forefront of AI and enterprise applications.