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Sr. Backend Engineer, AI Projects

Pinwheel
Location
New York, NY
Posted
10 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$160,000 - $200,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Computer Science degree or comparable experience
  • AI-forward thinking
  • Strong systems design
  • Demonstrated autonomous project leadership
Nice to have
  • Integrations experience
  • Browser automation experience (Selenium, CDP, Playwright)
  • Browser fingerprinting / detection work
  • Experience designing and operating services that handle concurrency, failure modes, and meaningful scale
  • Experience with backend platform / infrastructure
What the job really is

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Pinwheel, you will own AI-driven platform initiatives, focusing on the design, development, and maintenance of integration infrastructure. Your role involves leading projects with junior engineers, driving systems design, and collaborating with teams to ensure that platform primitives meet consumer needs. You will also identify and eliminate recurring problems within the integration services.

Benefits
  • Great compensation & equity packages
  • Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
  • Life & short-term disability insurance
  • Flexible PTO policy that prioritizes recharge and balance
  • Paid parental leave
  • 401K for retirement planning
Things to weigh
  • Hybrid work environment with 3 days in-office requirement
  • Role involves leading and mentoring junior engineers, which may require additional management skills
  • No specific technologies or frameworks mentioned, which could imply a need for adaptability
  • Compensation range provided, but may vary based on negotiation and performance
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