Software Engineer, Backend

Mistral
New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Communication","Collaboration","Ownership","Team-oriented"]

Build and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs that power the AI Studio, Le Chat, and Mistral Code products. You’ll work on high-performance distributed services for inference, billing, AI tooling, observability, and developer experience, while designing secure, scalable architectures. Collaborate with product managers, platform engineers, and AI/ML teams to deliver model-as-a-service solutions and improve the developer/user experience at scale.

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Mistral
Mistral
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Software Engineer, Backend

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Job Summary

Build and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs that power the AI Studio, Le Chat, and Mistral Code products. You’ll work on high-performance distributed services for inference, billing, AI tooling, observability, and developer experience, while designing secure, scalable architectures. Collaborate with product managers, platform engineers, and AI/ML teams to deliver model-as-a-service solutions and improve the developer/user experience at scale.
Location: New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust backend features and APIs using modern frameworks.
  • •Ensure high performance and reliability across distributed systems and backend services.
  • •Design and implement secure, scalable system architectures supporting fast-growing products.
  • •Collaborate with infrastructure teams on deployment, monitoring, and performance optimization.
  • •Work cross-functionally with product managers, platform engineers, and AI/ML teams to deliver scalable model-as-a-service solutions across products.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeaveRelocationMeal AllowanceTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • •Proficiency in Python or another backend language (Golang, Kotlin, C#).
  • •Strong understanding of backend fundamentals including APIs, databases, caching, messaging systems, and distributed architectures.
  • •Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • •Ownership mindset to ship end-to-end features with minimal oversight.
Experience:AI/ML engineeringDistributed systemsModel-as-a-service
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Software Engineering
Skills:Problem-solvingCommunicationCollaborationOwnershipTeam-oriented
Tech Stack:PythonGolangKotlinC#APIsDatabasesCachingMessaging systemsDistributed architecturesInferenceBillingDockerCI/CDKubernetesHelmTerraformPrometheusGrafanaDatadogAI/LLM integration

Company Brief

Mistral
Develops state-of-the-art large language models and AI systems, offering models and developer tools for natural language understanding, generation, and enterprise AI integrations. Focuses on open research and production-ready model deployments.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2023
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