RemoteStar
RemoteStar
11 – 50 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsMarketing
RemoteStar is a global recruitment service founded in 2020 that helps companies build technology teams with vetted developers from different regions. Its process combines candidate screening, technical matching, onboarding support, and recruitment administration, giving businesses a structured way to add engineering talent while RemoteStar manages the coordination and team-management workload. The company operates across consulting, logistics, and marketing contexts, supporting organizations that need flexible access to qualified tech professionals.

Founding Backend Engineer - San Francisco Onsite

Build APIs and infrastructure for AI agents as a founding backend engineer. Lead production projects from concept to launch and help support enterprise deployments from San Francisco.

Description

  • Design and build APIs and backend infrastructure that enable AI agents to communicate, authenticate, and operate
  • Lead 0-to-1 initiatives from customer discovery and scoping through system design and production launch
  • Contribute across the stack, with work weighted approximately 80% toward backend engineering
  • Develop systems involving distributed architectures, databases, and developer tooling
  • Propose ideas that can improve the product and accelerate growth
  • Act as a primary contact for customer feedback while helping deliver enterprise deployments
  • Produce clear, maintainable code and technical documentation
  • Process hundreds of thousands of emails each day

Requirements

  • Bring 0–7 years of professional experience
  • Demonstrate strong TypeScript skills or proficiency with a comparable modern framework
  • Have experience at a FAANG company or a recognized venture-backed startup at Series A or later
  • Understand backend fundamentals, including REST API design, system design, and server-side architecture
  • Show a history of taking production features from 0 to 1 and owning them with real users
  • Hold a computer science or technical degree from a leading engineering school, particularly if applying as a new graduate
  • Take initiative and independently drive work through completion
  • Communicate tradeoffs, blockers, and technical decisions clearly
  • Be located in San Francisco or willing to relocate there
  • Work onsite five days per week
  • Email, messaging, or protocol-heavy systems experience, including SMTP, IMAP, or OAuth, is a bonus
  • Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, or developer tooling experience is a bonus, especially with AI, LLM, or agent workflows
  • Previous founding, fellowship, or 0-to-1 building experience is a bonus

Benefits

  • Full-time employment

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