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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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Tags

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