Software Engineer - Backend

About this role

Artian AI is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build platform infrastructure for autonomous AI agents in financial services. You'll design and implement core services, APIs, and orchestration systems that enable reliable AI automation across regulated enterprise environments.

What you'll do

• Develop backend services, APIs, and platform primitives for the AI automation platform
• Design orchestration, state management, permissions, and observability systems
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to expose model and agent capabilities through production services
• Build secure, scalable data flows across customer workflows and platform components
• Enhance platform reliability, performance, testing, and developer velocity
• Work with product and solutions teams to translate customer requirements into reusable capabilities

What they're looking for

• Python backend development
• API and service design
• Distributed systems and workflow engines
• Database design and cloud infrastructure
• Testing and deployment practices
• Observability and monitoring
• Data modeling
• Product thinking

Benefits

• Build core infrastructure for enterprise AI agent deployment
• Work directly with AI engineers and customer-facing teams
• In-person New York location with high-ownership culture
• Direct influence on backend architecture for emerging AI software category