Software Engineer, Backend

Mirage
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 175,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Learning","Engineering taste","Time management","Collaboration"]

Build and own end-to-end backend systems at an AI-native video platform, including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure. Tackle distributed systems challenges (scaling, concurrency, performance) and help deploy, serve, and scale generative AI models in production. Partner with product, design, client, and AI teams to instrument, experiment, and iterate for reliability and quality. Work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment at the NYC HQ.

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Software Engineer, Backend

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Job Summary

Build and own end-to-end backend systems at an AI-native video platform, including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure. Tackle distributed systems challenges (scaling, concurrency, performance) and help deploy, serve, and scale generative AI models in production. Partner with product, design, client, and AI teams to instrument, experiment, and iterate for reliability and quality. Work in a fast-paced, high-impact environment at the NYC HQ.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and own backend systems end-to-end, including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure powering products.
  • •Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems, scaling, concurrency, and performance.
  • •Integrate and operate large generative AI models in production by deploying, serving, and scaling systems.
  • •Instrument, experiment, and iterate in production to continuously improve system and product quality.
  • •Design and operate core platform infrastructure, including integrations with third-party providers, storage systems, security, and internal APIs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 175,000 - 300,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401k

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of professional industry experience.
  • •A track record of shipping high-impact systems and/or products in production.
  • •Strong problem-solving fundamentals and the ability to learn quickly.
  • •Excellent engineering taste with practicality and time management.
  • •Operate effectively in a fast-paced environment and deliver projects end-to-end.
Experience:5+ yearsGenerative mediaLLMsStartup
Skills:Problem-solvingLearningEngineering tasteTime managementCollaboration
Tech Stack:APIsData pipelinesDistributed systemsConcurrencyPerformanceGenerative AILLMs

Company Brief

Mirage
Mirage (formerly Captions) builds foundation models and products to generate and edit short-form social video using generative AI, offering consumer app Captions and an enterprise Mirage Studio for AI-generated marketing videos.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2021
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