Little engine
AI

Founding Backend AI Engineer

Little engine · Austin, TX, US · $150k - $200k

Actively hiring Posted about 1 month ago

Role overview

We’re hiring a zero-to-one backend engineer who’s equal parts architect, builder, and AI systems thinker — someone who can design elegant infrastructure, ship real-time product features, and push the boundaries of agentic intelligence.

You’ll lead development on the core backend infrastructure that powers:

  • Multi-agent orchestration (user agents, client agents, task flows)
  • Contextual memory management (long-term + ephemeral)
  • In-product AI experiences that are fast, resilient, and feel magical
  • Secure and scalable systems built on top of FastAPI + Postgres
  • Integration of external APIs: Twilio (SMS), Stripe, Google Calendar, etc.
  • Performance tuning, observability, and reliability of our core AI assistant
  • The product is real, going into the hands of early users
  • You’ll help shape the architecture and direction of a major piece of our platform
  • You’ll have meaningful equity and full visibility into the roadmap
  • You’ll work on a craft-driven team that obsesses over the details — from AI latency to micro-interactions

Compensation Range: $150K - $200K

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