Backend Engineer, AI A fast-growing AI-first technology company is looking for a Backend Engineer, AI to join their team building the production infrastructure behind next-generation AI applications powered by large language models.
Successful candidates will build and operate the backend systems that power AI interactions at scale, designing inference pipelines, orchestration layers, and high-performance APIs that connect cutting-edge models with real-world products. You will optimise latency, reliability, and throughput while working closely with machine learning and product teams to deliver fast, scalable, and observable AI services.
Ideal candidates will have knowledge of:
Python
Node.js
PyTorch
Large Language Models (OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama or similar)
AI inference pipelines and model orchestration
High-throughput, low-latency backend systems
Distributed systems
SQL and NoSQL databases
Kubernetes
Docker
Monitoring, logging and observability
API design and backend architecture
Performance optimisation, caching and streaming
Key words:
Backend Engineer / AI Backend Engineer / Software Engineer / Python / Node.js / PyTorch / LLM / Large Language Models / OpenAI / Anthropic / AI Infrastructure / Backend Systems / Distributed Systems / Kubernetes / Docker / SQL / NoSQL / API Development / AI Inference / Model Serving / Machine Learning Infrastructure / Cloud Engineering
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