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Senior Backend Engineer - AI

Fully Remote Engineering
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14 days ago
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$150K - $210K

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Manifest is seeking an experienced

Senior Backend Engineer - AI with a passion for building high-performance, intelligent systems that power modern AI-driven platforms. In this role, you’ll lead the design and scaling of backend services and data pipelines to support advanced analytics, machine learning workflows, and intelligent automation across the platform. You’ll work in a fast-paced, data-intensive environment where your contributions will have immediate and significant impact.

The impact you’ll have:

  • Architect and implement AI-native backend infrastructure, including scalable data pipelines and intelligent services
  • Partner with AI/ML teams to bring machine learning models and LLMs into production at scale
  • Design resilient, high-throughput systems that enable intelligent workflows and automated decision-making
  • Influence product direction and system design with a strong backend perspective on AI capabilities
  • Contribute to a culture of innovation, performance, and reliability across the engineering team

    • As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will:

  • Build infrastructure that powers real-time AI applications and intelligent APIs
  • Develop high-throughput systems that support AI/ML workloads and model inference pipelines
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ML engineers, product, business development) to bring intelligent features to production
  • Design modular, scalable architectures that support AI system evolution over time
  • Contribute to performance monitoring, testing, and reliability best practices in AI systems
  • Help maintain a culture of engineering excellence, mentorship, and technical ownership

    • What you bring to the team:

  • 8+ years of backend software engineering experience, preferably with AI/ML or data-intensive systems
  • Proven success scaling distributed systems that support large-scale inference, data processing, or intelligent services
  • Deep understanding of data pipelines, API design, and backend architecture for AI applications
  • Experience collaborating with machine learning or data science teams to productize models
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly, with a focus on building systems that enable AI innovation
  • Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills

    • Bonus (not required):

  • Experience deploying or scaling LLMs, fine-tuning models, or integrating generative AI into products
  • Awareness of modern tooling and platforms supporting AI/ML (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, Ray, etc.)
  • Experience with Typescript, Python, and Go
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

    • Benefits of working @ Manifest

  • 🔍 Help organizations get new-found visibility into their software, and be more secure!
  • 🌎 Fully remote work (with potential for hybrid co-working)
  • 🌴 Unlimited PTO (which we take seriously)
  • 🏥 Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents paid at 100%!
  • 💵 Competitive salary & meaningful stock options
  • 🏦 401(k) and retirement options
  • ⚒️ Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded, early stage startup!
  • 🦄 Additional benefits to come (retirement, holiday gifts, etc.)

    • Additional Information

    At Manifest, you’ll help shape the future of intelligent systems in a high-impact role. If you're excited to apply your backend expertise to cutting-edge AI challenges, we’d love to meet you.

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