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True Talent Solutions Partners

Founding Backend Software Engineer

San Francisco
Salary
$225,000 - $275,000 annually
Level
Mid
Work type
On-site · San Francisco
Visa
Not offered

Open. First seen 25 October 2026.

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About the role

About the Role

Join an early-stage AI video software team as a founding backend engineer. You will lead the design of the systems and infrastructure behind AI-powered video products, while setting a high technical standard on a small engineering team.

What You'll Do

  • Design and build scalable backend systems that support AI-powered video creation.
  • Develop infrastructure for agentic workflows, video generation pipelines, reinforcement learning loops, and real-time data processing.
  • Own distributed systems architecture and improve reliability through automated testing, performance benchmarking, and end-to-end observability.
  • Partner with researchers, engineers, and designers to deliver product features and APIs.
  • Set technical direction and engineering standards through hands-on coding, documentation, and clear communication.

What We're Looking For

  • Five to ten years of backend software engineering experience, including work at an early-stage or high-growth startup.
  • Experience building scalable backend and distributed systems, large-scale data processing, information retrieval, and asynchronous workflows.
  • At least 12 months of industry experience building agentic systems and working with LLMs or generative AI.
  • Professional experience with TypeScript and AWS.
  • Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and system design, along with a formal degree.
  • Experience providing technical leadership, setting direction, and establishing code standards.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English.
  • Authorization to work without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $225,000 to $275,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site, five days a week in San Francisco, California.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Generative AI · Test Automation

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Standard for backend roles

AWS

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The team: Client Roles

This role is one of 121 open in Client Roles. 121 were posted in the last 30 days, including 6 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Python (65 of 121), LLM (48 of 121), TypeScript (47 of 121), React (38 of 121), Machine Learning (31 of 121), AWS (27 of 121), JavaScript (27 of 121)

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