# Software Engineer, Early Career

**Company:** [Mirage](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mirage)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Salary:** $160k – $165k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Python, JavaScript, iOS, Swift, React, Distributed Systems, APIs, Ai Models, Kubernetes, Docker, Postgres, AWS, Machine Learning, A/B Testing, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-04-27

> Early career software engineer building backend/platform systems, iOS/web products, or applied AI for an AI-native video platform. Requires strong CS fundamentals, CS degree, AI interest, and exceptional projects/internships.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

**Backend / Platform Engineering**
- Design and build the systems, APIs, and infrastructure that power our products
- Solve challenges in distributed systems, scaling, and performance
- Integrate and operate large AI models in production
- Build core platform pieces: storage, billing, observability, security

**Product Engineering (iOS or Web Product)**
- Ship end-to-end product experiences for creative workflows
- Build highly polished, performant user interfaces (web or native mobile)
- Push the boundaries of video, graphics, and AI-powered creation tools
- Instrument, A/B test, and iterate quickly with real user data

**Applied AI Engineering**
- Build and ship AI-powered product experiences end-to-end
- Work with state-of-the-art models across video, audio, image, and text
- Design systems for context, reasoning, and intelligent behavior
- Build evals, datasets, and tooling for improving model quality

## Requirements
- Evidence of exceptional ability: prestigious or highly selective internships, significant personal projects (apps, systems, open source, etc.), startup or founder experience (even in college)
- Strong computer science fundamentals (algorithms, data-structures, etc.)
- Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (top programs preferred)
- Deeply interested in AI, and actively use AI coding tools
- Strong product and engineering taste, care deeply about craft, speed, and quality
- Grounded, collaborative, and will do whatever it takes to help the team win

## Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401K with employer match
- Commuter Benefits
- Catered lunch multiple days per week
- Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! Grubhub subscription
- Health & Wellness Perks
- Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
- Generous PTO policy

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