Backend Engineer, AI (Agent Systems)
Bjak · Remote · Portugal ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Fully remote
- Backend + AI focus
- Python & Node.js
- Kubernetes & Docker
- Small high-impact team
You will own the backend systems that bridge AI models and user interfaces, ensuring fast and stable interactions. The work involves designing inference pipelines and managing production concerns like monitoring and incident response to support mobile and desktop clients.
What you'll do
- Build and operate backend systems serving AI features in production
- Design inference pipelines and orchestration layers around models
- Manage monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response
- Optimize latency and throughput via caching, batching, and streaming
What you'll need
- Strong backend engineering fundamentals in production environments
- Experience running high-throughput, low-latency services
- Familiarity with AI inference patterns like LLMs and embeddings
- Comfortable debugging distributed systems under load
- Bias toward shipping and learning from production behavior
Stack
- Python
- NodeJs
- Pytorch
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- SQL
- NoSQL
- Kubernetes
- Docker
Hiring process
- Technical team evaluates applications
- Three to four interviews maximum
- Interviews conducted via virtual meetings or onsite
- Prompt decision following final interview