Backend Engineer (AI Platform Performance)

150,000 - $190,000 + 401(k) + Medical + PTO + Equity + Relocation Support + Progression

Miami, Florida - Fully Onsite

Are you a backend engineer with strong Python skills and deep PostgreSQL knowledge, who can build 0-to-1 systems and has a solid understanding of observability (logs, metrics, traces)!

Join a $50M-funded, profitable early-stage startup as the first engineer to build cutting-edge internal AI tools that drive quality, reliability, and performance giving you full ownership & creative freedom.

Backed by prominent tech visionaries, this company is on a mission to become Miami's leading AI company. What sets them apart from other AI start-ups is their proven product-market fit and a high-performing, tight-knit team that collaboratively build industry defining systems within the agentic AI space.

You'll join a small, high-impact development team onsite in Miami, taking ownership of building cutting-edge internal AI tools that drive quality, reliability, and performance. You'll work across backend (Python / FastAPI), data (Supabase / PostgreSQL), cloud platforms, observability, and messaging / telephony. You will be able to make meaningful impact from day one!

This is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious developer looking to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing startup, with excellent long-term career prospects!

The person :

• Strong Python experience ( FastAPI preferred)
• Strong SQL skills; hands-on PostgreSQL schema design
• Experience with CI / CD
• Experience automated testing
• Skilled in observability (logs / metrics / traces)
• Able to build 0-1 systems quickly with full ownership!

The role :