Backend Developer -Ai Native Startup-NYC

This is a founding backend role in a 7-person team building core data infrastructure for a massive, underserved industry.You won’t be maintaining systems. You’ll be building them from scratch.What you’ll be doingDesigning and shipping backend systems that run in productionBuilding data pipelines, integrations, and core platform infrastructureWorking directly with founders on architecture and technical directionOwning projects end-to-end, from idea to deploymentStackRuby on Rails, React, Airflow, DBTWhat mattersYou’ve built something 0–1 (startup or side project)You’re backend-leaning but comfortable getting stuck in where neededYou care about systems working in production, not just clean codeYou can operate with very little structureSmall team, strong product pull, and customers already relying on it.You’ll have a direct hand in shaping how the platform is built.Visa sponsorship not available