Senior Backend Engineer - Amari AI
About The Position
Global trade still runs on outdated, manual workflows - we are fixing that by building AI agents for the logistics industry. Our AI works alongside humans, automating document-heavy tasks so companies can process shipments faster and with fewer errors. We have moved past the "zero-to-one" phase and have achieved clear product-market fit. We are currently seeing rapid traction with >100% MoM revenue growth and are already deployed with customers processing meaningful operational volume. We've raised $5M from First Round Capital and Pear VC and are now scaling our platform's breadth and depth. Our deeply technical team comes from Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce and top schools and AI research labs. As a Senior Backend Engineer at Amari AI, you will own the core data infrastructure powering our AI-driven logistics platform. This is a high-ownership, zero-to-one role - you will design and scale the systems that ingest, process, and serve real-time logistics data across AI pipelines, queues, databases, and search layers. You will set technical direction for the backend, operate with significant autonomy, and have an outsized impact on product reliability and performance from day one.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of professional backend software engineering experience, with meaningful time in a high-growth startup or high-scale production environment
- Demonstrated ability to own and ship backend systems end-to-end in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Track record of making sound architectural trade-offs under time pressure and revisiting decisions as requirements evolve
- In-Person Collaboration: You are energized by working shoulder-to-shoulder with founders and engineers in our San Francisco office.
Responsibilities
- Architect and scale distributed backend systems - design queue pipelines, define service boundaries, and build for failure with retry strategies, circuit breakers, and graceful degradation
- Own database design and reliability - schema design, indexing, and query optimization for the right use cases, and data pipelines that keep systems in sync at scale
- Build AI search infrastructure - for real-time logistics lookup and AI-driven features
- Lead technically in a fast-moving startup - set engineering standards, collaborate directly with founders on the roadmap, and help hire and mentor future backend engineers
Benefits
- Founder-level impact and meaningful equity during a period of massive scale.
- Free office lunches and dinner.
- Comprehensive health insurance and 401k plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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