AI-Native Backend Engineer (SF Onsite)
Stealth AISan Francisco, USonsiteWork permit required15 scored it
Description
Location: San Francisco - 5 days/week in-office (highly collaborative culture)
Salary: $168k-240k
We’re an early-stage startup building AI-driven products, and we’re hiring an AI-native Backend Engineer to own our data vertical from the ground up.
This is a high-ownership, 0->1 role: you’ll build and operate durable data pipelines and workflows that powers hundreds of clients every day.
What you’ll do
• Own and build our core data ingestion + processing infrastructure
• Turn messy real-world data into reliable, production-ready systems
• Establish foundations for quality, monitoring, and durability
• Move faster using modern AI tooling (ex: Codex, LLM copilots)
• Bridge the gap between healthcare regulation for problems and data
What we’re looking for
• Experience building and operating Airflow pipelines
• Someone who wants to build and own a critical vertical as the company scales
• Startup mindset: scrappy, pragmatic, high-agency
Interview Process
• Coding Screen
• System Design
• Onsite Interview
If you want to build core data infrastructure at an AI-native startup — onsite in SF — we’d love to talk!
Benefits
Health insurance
This role may require work authorization in US
Check with the employer about specific visa or work permit requirements before applying.
About San Francisco, US
Cost of living
high
Avg tech salary
$150K-$250K USD
Remote work
Very common, many tech companies offer full remote
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