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Mirage

Software Engineer, Backend

Union Square, New York City$175k–$275kfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Mirage seeks a backend engineer to design and operate production systems powering an AI-native video editing platform. You'll own end-to-end infrastructure, APIs, and ML pipelines while collaborating across product, design, and AI teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and own backend systems end-to-end including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure
  • Solve complex technical challenges in distributed systems, scaling, concurrency, and performance
  • Integrate and operate large generative AI models in production at scale
  • Instrument, experiment, and iterate in production to improve system and product quality
  • Design and operate core platform infrastructure including third-party integrations, storage, and security

What they're looking for

  • Backend systems design and architecture
  • Distributed systems and scalability
  • API design and development
  • Data pipeline engineering
  • Production infrastructure and operations
  • Generative AI model integration and deployment
  • Problem-solving and rapid iteration
  • End-to-end project ownership

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401K with employer match
  • Commuter benefits
  • Catered lunch multiple days per week
  • Dinner stipends for late-night work and Grubhub subscription
  • Multiple team offsites and monthly team events
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Mirage

Mirage builds an AI-native video platform that leverages generative media and large language models to enable sophisticated video production, editing, and creative workflows. The company is hiring backend engineers, full-stack software engineers, ML engineers, and iOS developers to advance their AI-driven platform and enhance user experiences in web-based and mobile media creation.

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Likely interview questions

  • Tell us about a backend system you've shipped end-to-end in production and the impact it had
  • How have you approached scaling a system to handle increasing load, and what challenges did you face?