Backend Engineer (India)
Description For Backend Engineer (India)
VectorShift is revolutionizing the AI automation space with their No-Code Generative AI Platform. As a Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of distributed systems infrastructure and AI, working directly with the founding team. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape the technical foundation of a growing startup, working on everything from improving workflow efficiency to integrating cutting-edge AI developments.
The position combines technical challenges with customer-facing responsibilities, allowing you to not only build robust systems but also understand and address real user needs. You'll be working in a dynamic environment where you can make significant impact on the product's architecture and scalability.
VectorShift provides tooling for creating custom AI workflows quickly, serving both end-users through their no-code platform and developers via API and SDK. The company is already working with several billion-dollar enterprises to pilot their solutions for high-impact use cases.
This role is perfect for someone who wants to grow with a startup, values hands-on experience with cutting-edge AI technology, and enjoys the challenge of building scalable systems. You'll have the opportunity to work directly with founders, shape technical decisions, and contribute to a product that's making AI workflows accessible to a broader audience.
The company offers a competitive salary range of $20K-$30K and remote work opportunities for candidates based in India. As an early team member (the company currently has 8 team members), you'll have significant influence over technical decisions and the future direction of the product.
Responsibilities For Backend Engineer (India)
- Work directly with the founders to conceptualize and implement sub-products and features, end to end
- Lead technical architecture decisions, ensuring the platform is scalable and maintainable
- Drive forward performance optimization
- Establish foundational technical practices that will guide future team members
- Build integrations of the VectorShift platform with 3rd party applications
- Talk with customers to understanding core pain points and iterating with them on feature requests
- Contribute to customer support, especially for the products you build
- Stay up to date with the latest developments in AI to integrate new capabilities into our platform
Requirements For Backend Engineer (India)
- Degree in a technical discipline, preferably computer science
- Experience with Python/FastAPI
- Understanding of performance optimization best practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to work in high paced environments
- Excellent problem solving skills and proven ability to overcome challenges
- Experience in early-stage startup environments (Nice to Have)
- Experience with no/low-code platforms (Nice to Have)
- Experience in AI, machine learning, and building RAG workflows (Nice to Have)
