Backend Engineer ($175,000+ + Equity) at VC-backed AI for science startup

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Backend Engineer

Salary: $175,000+ + Equity

Company Description: VC-backed AI for science startup

Job Description:
You will design and build the essential infrastructure, data pipelines, and APIs that power autonomous scientific research. By creating scalable and reliable backend systems, you will enable AI agents to solve complex challenges in fields like drug development, accelerating humanity’s ability to conduct breakthrough scientific discovery at scale.

Location: San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable:

• Work at the frontier of AI and science, building tools that directly accelerate breakthrough discoveries and drug development.

• Join a well-funded team of elite engineers and researchers supported by top-tier venture capital and mission-driven partners.

• Experience a high-energy, on-site culture designed for rapid collaboration and professional engineering growth.

What you will do:

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance APIs, services, and scientific databases for a discovery platform.

• Build robust monitoring, observability, and automated testing frameworks to ensure maximum system reliability and uptime.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with research and front-end teams to deploy and scale new AI-driven scientific agents.

The ideal candidate:

• Has 4+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering with proficiency in Python or Node.js.

• Possesses strong expertise in database design (PostgreSQL/NoSQL) and building scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS/GCP and Docker.

• Demonstrates a background in professional software practices including structured code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and query optimization.

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Next steps
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Step 6. If not, Jack will find you excellent alternatives. All for free.

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