Senior Backend Engineer

The RoleRaydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own and evolve server-side services that operate under heavy, continuous load, while bringing AI-assisted approaches into production engineering. You will take responsibility for key components from design through operation and collaborate closely with mobile, data and machine learning colleagues.What You'll DoStrengthen backend services that process high-volume streaming data, live media and push notifications.Bring AI into backend workflows by shaping services that automated agents can use safely, building validation pipelines and recommending where agents can act on their own.Take end-to-end ownership of core components, from data intake pipelines to external APIs and internal operator tooling.Share an on-call rotation to keep a round-the-clock platform dependable.Partner each day with mobile, machine learning and data colleagues to deliver measurable gains in latency, correctness and cost.What We're Looking For6 to 10 years of backend engineering experience.Personal ownership of event-driven or streaming systems used by a very large consumer base, with a clear understanding of how those services behaved when they failed.Experience designing or restructuring systems so that verification and evaluation are built in, including LLMs in live production paths.Daily use of AI coding assistants and a record of replacing parts of manual workflows with AI agents.Strong distributed-systems fundamentals, including queues, relational and analytical data stores, observability and container orchestration.Comfort with Go or Python, though sound judgment about scaling matters more than any single language.Startup or founder experience, ideally at a company that reached meaningful scale.Genuine engagement with the AI community, such as meetups, following model releases or side projects.Bonus PointsExperience with live video, streaming or broadcast infrastructure.A background that includes leading engineers and returning to an individual contributor role, or moving across disciplines.Location and Work ModelNew York, NY, United StatesOn-site, 5 days per week in officeFull-timeCompensation, As The Posting Describes ItEquity