Backend Systems Engineer(ML, AI) with Early Stage/ Startup/Founder Exp
$160k - $220kTalent Search PRO
Job Description
Job Description
Salary - $160,000 - $220,000
What You'll Own
Backend systems work with a mix of ML and traditional system design / infrastructure
Build features end-to-end across whatever the team is shipping
Cross-functional work with the rest of the engineering team and founders
Help shape the engineering culture as one of the early hires
Requirements
Must-Have
0-3 years of engineering experience (open to recent grads with exceptional signal)
Builder mentality demonstrated through side projects, personal builds, or evidence of shipping outside of day-job scope
Backend foundation with comfort across ML and traditional system design
High agency and high slope: figures things out quickly, ships fast, talks to humans well
SF in-person, willing to grind in a startup environment
Nice-to-Have
Recommendation system, ranking, or ad-experience background
PyTorch fluency
Prior experience at Roblox, Meta, Amazon, or comparable consumer/ad infra companies
Open-source contributions or notable GitHub presence
Vacancy posted 21 days ago
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