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Backend Engineer ($110K–$160K + Equity) at fast-growing consumer AI startup

Jack & Jill

hybridmidpermanentbackenddevops United States Today via LinkedIn
110,000 - 160,000 USD/annual

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Tags

Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLAWSECSRDSLambdaWebSocketsCI/CDREST APIs

About the role

Backend Engineer

Build and scale backend systems that power an AI-driven hardware device, including 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 and 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 experience with AWS and building scalable, secure, cloud-native architectures.
  • High-ownership mindset; ship clean, observable code in a fast-paced startup.

Nice to Have

  • Experience building real-time systems and observability practices in production.

Location

  • San Francisco, USA or Remote.

About Jack & Jill

Jack & Jill is an AI recruitment service for matching candidates with hiring companies, acting as an intermediary for fast-moving tech startups. The posting describes a backend role at a consumer AI startup focused on AI-driven hardware with recurring revenue.

Scraped 8/6/2026