Software Engineer, Backend

Union Square, New York City · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

Backend engineering at Mirage involves working across product, platform, and machine learning to build systems, services, APIs, and ML pipelines.
Engineers own critical backend systems end-to-end, partnering with product, design, client, and AI teams to scale production systems.

Design, build, and own backend systems end-to-end, including services, APIs, data pipelines, and infrastructure that power our products
Solve complex technical challenges across distributed systems, scaling, concurrency, and performance
Integrate and operate large generative AI models in production—deploying, serving, and scaling systems that combine internal research and external capabilities to unlock new product experiences
Instrument, experiment, and iterate in production to continuously improve system and product quality
Design and operate core platform infrastructure, including integrations with third-party providers, storage systems, security, and internal APIs

5+ years of professional industry experience
A track record of shipping high-impact systems and/or products in production
Exceptional problem solving fundamentals and ability to learn
Excellent engineering taste combined with a strong sense of practicality and time-management
Able to operate effectively in an extremely fast-paced environment as well as scope and deliver projects end-to-end