Senior Backend Application Engineer - AI - Remote

Overview

Manifest is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer - AI with a passion for building high-performance, intelligent systems that power modern AI-driven platforms.

In Short

• Architect and implement AI-native backend infrastructure, including scalable data pipelines and intelligent services
• Partner with AI/ML teams to bring machine learning models and LLMs into production at scale
• Design resilient, high-throughput systems that enable intelligent workflows and automated decision-making
• Influence product direction and system design with a strong backend perspective on AI capabilities
• Contribute to a culture of innovation, performance, and reliability across the engineering team
• Build infrastructure that powers real-time AI applications and intelligent APIs
• Develop high-throughput systems that support AI/ML workloads and model inference pipelines
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ML engineers, product, business development) to bring intelligent features to production
• Design modular, scalable architectures that support AI system evolution over time
• Contribute to performance monitoring, testing, and reliability best practices in AI systems

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience, preferably with AI/ML or data-intensive systems
• Proven success scaling distributed systems that support large-scale inference, data processing, or intelligent services
• Deep understanding of data pipelines, API design, and backend architecture for AI applications
• Experience collaborating with machine learning or data science teams to productize models
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly, with a focus on building systems that enable AI innovation
• Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills

Benefits

• 🔍 Help organizations get new-found visibility into their software, and be more secure!
• 🌎 Fully remote work (with potential for hybrid co-working)
• 🌴 Unlimited PTO (which we take seriously)
• 🏥 Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents paid at 100%!
• 💵 Competitive salary & meaningful stock options
• 🏦 401(k) and retirement options
• ⚒️ Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded, early stage startup!
• 🦄 Additional benefits to come (retirement, holiday gifts, etc.)