Backend Engineer

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 backend 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, distributed systems, 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.

• 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.
• Know the ins and outs of Postgres, Elastic Search, AWS or IaC tools.
• Have familiarity with distributed systems languages like Elixir or Go, and scripting languages like Typescript or Python.

• 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.

To apply for this position, please send an email to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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., Git Hub projects, personal website, Twitter/X profile, etc.).

Please use the subject line: "Application:
Backend Engineer".

We read all applications and will aim to get back to you in 2–3 days.