Founding Backend Engineer – AI Platform (Dublin, On-Site)

Northern Ireland Water Limited; Belfast; On-site; GBP 104,000; Full time

Job summary

A burgeoning AI startup based in Dublin is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to help build and own backend systems for a revolutionary AI product. In this on-site role, you will work closely with founders and shape the core technology from the ground up. Ideal candidates will have experience in production systems, strong software engineering fundamentals, and a desire to be part of a high-caliber in-person team. Competitive salary and meaningful equity are included.

Qualifications

• Solid experience building production-oriented backend systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and system design skills, ideally in Python and React.
• A background in building APIs, services, and data-driven platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core APIs and backend services.
• Create and maintain distributed services that coordinate data and decisions.
• Work on event-driven and real-time processing pipelines.

Skills

Backend systems experience

Software engineering fundamentals

System design skills

API and services development

Agile decision-making

User-centric approach

Interest in AI/LLMs

Tools

Python

React

Job description

A burgeoning AI startup based in Dublin is seeking a Founding Software Engineer to help build and own backend systems for a revolutionary AI product. In this on-site role, you will work closely with founders and shape the core technology from the ground up. Ideal candidates will have experience in production systems, strong software engineering fundamentals, and a desire to be part of a high-caliber in-person team. Competitive salary and meaningful equity are included.