Backend Engineer ($110K–$160K + Equity) at fast-growing consumer AI startup
Jack & Jill
hybridmidpermanentbackend United States Today via LinkedIn
110,000 - 160,000 USD/annual
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Node.jsTypeScriptREST APIsPostgreSQLAWSECSRDSLambdaWebSocketsCI/CD
About the role
Role Overview
Backend Engineer for a fast-growing consumer AI hardware startup. You will build and scale backend systems powering real-time transcription pipelines, intelligent APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Design and optimize RESTful APIs and PostgreSQL schemas for high-scale real-time data processing.
- Manage and scale AWS infrastructure for transcription/sync pipelines using ECS, RDS, and Lambda.
- Implement real-time capabilities with WebSockets.
- Maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using Docker and GitHub Actions.
Requirements
- 2+ years of professional backend experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
- Database optimization experience.
- Hands-on expertise with AWS and building scalable, secure cloud-native architectures.
- High-ownership mindset and ability to ship clean, observable code in a fast-paced startup environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience working on real-time transcription or similar data-intensive pipelines.
- Evidence of influencing technical strategy in a high-trust environment with founder access.
About Jack & Jill
Jack & Jill is an AI recruiting service that connects candidates from its network to hiring companies. The role is with a fast-growing consumer AI startup building AI-driven hardware devices, backed by venture capital, with global traction and recurring revenue.
Scraped 7/28/2026