Founding Backend Engineer- Generative AI Media - SF onsite

Job Description :

Founding Backend Engineer- Generative AI Media

San Francisco (Onsite, 5 days / week)

Salary + Generous Equity

US Citizens / Permanent Residents only (No visa sponsorship)

The Opportunity

Were partnering with a stealth AI video startup in San Francisco thats reimagining the future of media. Backed by top-tier VCs and led by a founder who built

Instagram Stories , launched the

Videos team at Facebook , and worked at

NVIDIA , this company is pioneering

Generative Television (GTV)

a product that learns what people love to watch and automatically creates new, personalized content for them.

This is a rare chance to join a small founding team (currently

What Youll Do

As a

Backend Engineer , youll be at the core of building the technical foundation of GTV :

Architect and scale backend systems powering generative video workflows.

Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and designers to bring new features and APIs to life.

Build core infrastructure for

custom models, agentic workflows, and reinforcement learning loops .

Drive reliability and efficiency of distributed systems with

automated testing, benchmarking, and observability .

Help shape technical strategy in a fast-moving, founder-led startup.

Tech Stack

Python, TypeScript, FastAPI, AWS, Cloudflare, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker

Ideal Background

Were looking for builders with

35+ years of backend engineering experience

and at least one

marker of excellence

(e.g., notable company, successful exit, or startup with real traction).

Must-haves :

Proven experience building scalable backend systems.

Strong proficiency in

Python .

Hands-on with

AWS (S3, Lambda, RDS, SQS, ECS) , FastAPI, Docker, and CI / CD pipelines.

Experience working in a

fast-paced startup environment .

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Comfortable being onsite in

SoMa, San Francisco .

Nice-to-haves : Experience with

video technologies

(generation, encoding, playback, distribution).

Familiarity with

generative AI

and consumer-facing products.

Strong internships or degree from top CS programs (e.g., Waterloo, Stanford, MIT).

Traits that fit well :

Hungry, ambitious, ready to grind in a startup.

Thrives in small, high-intensity teams.

Comfortable with rapid iteration and shipping.

Traits to avoid :

Candidates solely from Big Tech who want management roles.

New grads or candidates prioritizing work-life balance over impact.

Why Join

Massive impact : Build the future of generative media from the ground up.

Compensation upside : Generous Salary +

equity .

Visionary leadership : Work with a founder who has already reshaped how billions consume video.

Top-tier backing : $8M raised from Khosla Ventures, Air Street Capital, and leading AI angels (DeepMind, etc.).

In-person culture : Join a small, close-knit team in a high-energy office environment (dog-friendly ).

This role is ideal for ambitious engineers who want to

go all-in

on a startup building the next wave of consumer media. APPLY NOW!!

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Required Skills :

Capital

CI / CD

Balance

Pipelines

Video

Salary

Redis

Compensation

Demand

Shipping

Instagram

Features

AWS

Reliability

Facebook

Communication Skills

Infrastructure

PostgreSQL

TypeScript

Strategy

Docker

Testing

Engineering

Python

Leadership

Communication

Management