Backend Engineer: On behalf of our technology client, Procom is searching for a Backend Engineer for a permanent role. This position is a remote position based in Austin, Texas.
Job Description:
As a Backend Engineer, AI, you will be responsible for owning the inference and orchestration layer that powers every AI interaction in the product. You will build and operate production systems that turn model capability into fast, stable, observable APIs used across mobile and desktop clients.
Responsibilities:
Build and operate backend systems that serve AI-powered features in production.
Design inference pipelines, orchestration layers, and service boundaries around models.
Own production concerns: monitoring, logging, alerting, and incident response.
Optimize latency and throughput across inference, caching, batching, and streaming. Mandatory
Skills:
Strong backend engineering fundamentals in production environments.
Experience running high-throughput, low-latency services.
Familiarity with AI inference patterns (LLMs, embeddings, multimodal).Comfortable debugging distributed systems under load.
Bias toward shipping and learning from production behavior. Nice-to-Have
Skills:
Experience with Python and NodeJs.
Familiarity with Pytorch and open-source LLMs.
Knowledge of SQL & noSQL databases.
Experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Assignment Length:
This is a permanent position. Backend Engineer - Start Date: ASAP.Backend Engineer - Assignment Location: Remote position based in Austin, Texas, United States.
