# Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [Sola](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sola)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $150k – $300k/yr
**Skills:** TypeScript, Python, Kubernetes, Temporal, Postgres, DynamoDB, Distributed Systems, CI/CD, Ai Orchestration, Observability
**Posted:** 2026-02-19

> Builds backend systems for AI agent orchestration enabling scalable workflow automation across desktop and web. Owns distributed systems handling concurrency, reliability, and integration with AI models; requires backend proficiency and startup experience.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Own systems that automate repetitive work across browser and desktop, handling concurrency, reliability, and observability at scale (millions of executions per month)
- Collaborate with our CTO and ML research partners to bring state-of-the-art agentic workflows into production
- Architect and build the backend systems that power our visual workflow builder – a Figma-style interface used daily by non-technical ops teams
- Design and implement services that integrate with Sola AI models to generate workflows, gain insights, and drive adaptive execution logic

## What we're looking for
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can ship fast and solve problems end-to-end
- You’ve built and operated distributed systems at scale, with a high standard for reliability, observability, and performance
- You’re proficient across all layers on the backend, from infra to CI/CD to DB to backend service architecture
- You’re fluent with the latest AI coding tools and are always looking for ways to move faster
- You’re open to working 5 days a week out of our office in NYC (we’ll cover relocation!)

## You might excel if
- You have hands-on experience operating at an early stage startup where ownership and execution in the face of ambiguity were essential
- You’re an expert in some or all of our stack: **TypeScript** and **Python**, **Kubernetes**, **Temporal**, **Postgres**, **DynamoDB**
- You’ve worked directly on AI systems or in ML ops at scale
- You’re ambitious, creative, and a great communicator

## Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary plus meaningful equity at Series A stage. Exact compensation is based on experience and level.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401(k) matching, daily meals together in the office, flexible PTO (4 weeks per year), and relocation support for candidates not already based in NYC.

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