Backend Engineer

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Applied AI Engineering

Backend Engineer

Backend Engineers design and maintain the server-side architecture powering AI systems.

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Overview

Backend Engineers design and maintain the server-side architecture powering AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy applications: Design, develop, maintain, and deploy backend services and applications.
• Ensure performance and reliability: Optimize systems for speed, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams: Work with client-side developers and infrastructure engineers to integrate services.
• Monitor and optimize: Debug performance issues, fix bugs, and optimize existing applications.
• Develop automated tests: Create unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• Expertise in server-side languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go).
• Experience with databases, API design, and microservices.
  
  

Equal opportunity

TAIRC evaluates candidates using role-related evidence and documented review criteria. Employment decisions must not be based on protected personal characteristics.

Engagement pathways and compensation status

TAIRC is currently building its funding base. Opportunities identified as volunteer or unpaid do not provide compensation at this stage. Any future paid appointment would require available funding, organizational approval, applicable legal compliance, and a separate written agreement. Participation does not guarantee future employment or compensation.

• Volunteer contribution interest may be reviewed only as a voluntary, scoped pathway.
• Educational internship interest requires separate supervision, educational purpose, and legal review.
• Advisory expressions of interest are not board or formal advisory appointments.
• Future compensated employment is contingent on funding, approval, legal compliance, and a separate written offer.
  
  

Accessibility and accommodations

For an accommodation or alternate submission format, contact [email protected]. The application form does not request medical documentation or sensitive identity documents.

Posting information

Department Applied AI Engineering

Public role ID TAIRC-ROLE-016

Status Open

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Recruitment privacy

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