Founding Backend Engineer
New Generation
Software Engineering
Posted on Apr 2, 2025
Founding Backend Engineer
Our mission at New Gen is to bend the internet to you. We envision a future where interfaces are personalized and powered by LLMs. We believe all websites and interfaces will eventually incorporate an intelligence layer, and New Gen aims to provide that layer, making the internet dynamic and adaptive to users.
We’re building a small team of exceptional engineers that are excited about building the future of websites and internet commerce. We’re looking for a data engineer that can collaborate closely with product engineering, and who can iterate and experiment quickly to unlock great product experiences for users.
You’re a great fit if you
Have experience building 0 to 1 products that balance moving fast with scalable implementations, either as an ex-founder or at an early stage startup
Get excited about data intensive applications, search, and real time data flows
Care deeply about building high quality user experiences and are excited about the practical challenges of implementing AI data pipelines and products
Want to join a high growth, fast paced team and are based in San Francisco (or willing to occasionally hop on a plane if not in SF)
Self-motivated with a strong sense of ownership, exception communication skills, and a bias toward action
Bonuses
Shipped a production application with LLM retrieval as a core feature
Used Designing Data-Intensive Applications for more than a door stop
Worked on mission critical data infrastructure at a hedge fund or fintech company
Tech Stack
Python, TypeScript
OpenAI, Anthropic AI Models
AWS, RDS, DynamoDB, EKS
Benefits
Health Insurance - we’ve got you covered head to toe
401k Plan - tomorrow is as important as today
HSA/FSA - put tax free dollars to work
Commuting - keep your ride smooth and easy
Gym/Fitness - sweat it out on us
Wellness - a sound mind leads to great work
Learning & Subscriptions - stay curious and keep leveling up
Laptop/Hardware - new tech for new ideas
Unlimited Vacation (we mean it) - work hard and rest well
Annual Company Retreat - hanging out together is way more fun in person
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please send an email to founders@new-gen.ai with:
Your full name and contact information
Your resume/CV
Any additional links or materials you think highlight your fit for the role (e.g., GitHub projects, personal website, Twitter/X profile, etc.)
Please use the subject line: "Application: Founding Data Engineer".
We read all applications and will aim to get back to you in 2-3 days.