Software Engineer, Backend

Location: New York

Job Summary
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Mirage is an AI-native video platform that intelligently orchestrates production and editing through natural language. The role involves owning critical backend systems, partnering with various teams to build reliable and scalable production systems while solving complex technical challenges.

Responsibilities
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• 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

Qualifications
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Required
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• 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

Preferred
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• You have worked extensively with LLMs, generative media models, and have a pulse on where the technology is going

• You are grounded, collaborative, and willing to do whatever it takes to help the team win

• You have been a startup founder or an early engineer at one

Company
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Mirage is building foundation models and products that change the future of video. Founded in 2021, the company is headquartered in New York, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.