Mirage

Software Engineer, Backend

Mirage
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2 days ago
New York, NY, USASenior / Staff+

Base Salary

$175k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and own backend services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure end-to-end.
  • Solve complex distributed-systems, scaling, concurrency, and performance challenges.
  • Deploy, serve, operate, and scale systems integrating internal and external generative AI models.
  • Instrument, experiment, and iterate in production to improve system and product quality.
  • Design and operate platform infrastructure, third-party integrations, storage systems, security, and internal APIs.
  • Partner with product, design, client, and AI teams to deliver reliable production systems and product experiences.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional industry experience.
  • Track record of shipping high-impact systems or products in production.
  • Strong problem-solving fundamentals, learning ability, engineering judgment, practicality, and time management.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and scope and deliver projects end-to-end.
  • Preferred: extensive experience with LLMs or generative media models and awareness of the technology’s direction.
  • Preferred: experience as a startup founder or early engineer at a startup.
  • Preferred: grounded, collaborative approach and willingness to contribute broadly.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • 401K with employer match.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Catered lunch multiple days per week.
  • Dinner stipend when working late.
  • Grubhub subscription.
  • Health and wellness perks.
  • Multiple team offsites per year and monthly team events.
  • Generous PTO policy.
  • Benefits apply to full-time employees only.
  • Most roles require working in person at the NYC headquarters in Union Square.

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About Mirage

51-200 employees

At Mirage, we’re building full-stack foundation models and products that redefine video creation. Over 20 million content creators and businesses use Captions to reach their full creative and commercial potential.

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