Backend Engineer

We are looking for a Founding Engineer to join a fast-growing start-up developing a product for automated lead generation and recruitment outreach.

Responsibilities:

• Autonomously architect, prototype, & build the product from the ground up.
• Develop integrations with AI (e.g. Perplexity, OpenAI) & 3rd party API (e.g. CRMs).
• Leverage your prompt engineering skills to maximize the outcome.
• Horizontally work with founders in discussions on business & product topics.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of experience in a SaaS/startup previously.
• Senior-level engineer with 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience in RAG & AI agents development and prompt engineering.
• API development and integration experience.
• Database design and optimization (SQL).
• Development in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Patterns for asynchronous task processing (RabbitMQ, SQS, or similar).
• Experience with n8n/make will be a great plus.
• Authentic obsession with giving customers the best.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Excellent English, strong B2 level minimum.

Job details:

• Full-time.
• Fully remote.
• Long-term.
• B2B contract.
• Start date — ideally ASAP / by mid-April.
• Also, you will get founding member equity % in addition to your fixed salary.

What else will you get:

• Learning how a startup grows.
• Direct impact on product and company strategy.
• Deliver value directly to paying B2B clients.
• Opportunity to build and lead a team and department.
• You will work with the most modern toolset (including Cursor in Agent mode).

The hiring process:

• 45 min pre-screen interview with a recruitment manager
• 15-30 min call with the client
• a technical deep-dive interview, most likely with online coding (conducted by client)
• online call with the team or key team members

When you apply for the role, please answer the following questions:

1. Have you worked in a start-up environment previously? Was that a direct hire at the startup, or did you work through an outsource/outstaff company?
2. List all the startups you have worked with.
3. How much commercial experience do you have with RAG & AI agents development?
4. How much commercial experience do you have with Node.js and Typescript?
5. Have you previously worked with n8n/make automation platforms?
6. What is your current level of proficiency in English?
7. Please share your monthly salary expectations (gross amount in USD).
8. When can you start?

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