Backend Systems Engineer(ML, AI) with Early Stage/ Startup/Founder Exp

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Job DescriptionSalary - $160,000 - $220,000What You'll OwnBackend systems work with a mix of ML and traditional system design / infrastructureBuild features end-to-end across whatever the team is shippingCross-functional work with the rest of the engineering team and foundersHelp shape the engineering culture as one of the early hiresRequirementsMust-Have0-3 years of engineering experience (open to recent grads with exceptional signal)Builder mentality demonstrated through side projects, personal builds, or evidence of shipping outside of day-job scopeBackend foundation with comfort across ML and traditional system designHigh agency and high slope: figures things out quickly, ships fast, talks to humans wellSF in-person, willing to grind in a startup environmentNice-to-HaveRecommendation system, ranking, or ad-experience backgroundPyTorch fluencyPrior experience at Roblox, Meta, Amazon, or comparable consumer/ad infra companiesOpen-source contributions or notable GitHub presence