Backend Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript) | Confidential AI Startup | Austin, TX

Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid, 3–4 days/week)

Type: Full-time | Early team | Competitive salary + equity

I’m representing one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the U.S, a small, exceptional team building production-grade systems that power real-world AI agents.

We’re now hiring a Backend Engineer who thrives in 0→1 environments, someone who writes code that ships fast, scales hard, and shapes what the product becomes.

You’ll Be Doing

• Building robust, scalable backend systems in Node.js + TypeScript
• Designing APIs and infrastructure for AI-driven workflows
• Working closely with founders to take new ideas from prototype to production
• Integrating with LLM and AI tools (OpenAI, Anthropic, LangChain, etc.)

We’re Looking For

• 4+ years backend experience (Node.js / TypeScript required)
• Startup DNA, ownership, urgency, bias for action
• Experience building or scaling AI, LLM, or agentic systems
• Passion for early-stage, zero-to-one product building
• Based in or open to Austin, TX

Why This Role

This is a foundational hire at a high-velocity AI startup, the kind of place where you’ll see your work ship weekly and your impact scale daily.

If you want to own meaningful code, move fast, and build something real from the ground up, let’s talk.

I’m managing this search directly for the founders, all conversations are confidential.

DM me or apply here if you’re a Node.js + TypeScript engineer who loves building from zero to one.

PLEASE NOTE: My client are unable to offer sponsorship at this time.