Backend Engineer and Devops Engineer - Microservices

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Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI lab for an experienced Backend & Dev Ops Engineer to design, build, and scale microservices-based infrastructure that powers next‑generation AI systems. You will own both core backend services and infrastructure automation, ensuring distributed systems are fast, reliable, and secure. This position blends software engineering, Dev Ops, and system design, working closely with research and engineering teams to deliver production‑grade, scalable AI infrastructure.

• Architect and develop high‑performance, fault‑tolerant microservices.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Manage Kubernetes clusters, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and container orchestration.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and security best practices.
• Collaborate with backend and AI teams to optimize system performance and reliability.
• Continuously improve automation, deployment speed, and operational efficiency.

• 3+ years of experience in backend engineering and/or Dev Ops roles.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and API design.
• Proficiency in Go, Python, Node.js, or Java.
• Hands‑on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP).
• Familiarity with Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, or Git Hub Actions.
• Experience with databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, Redis) and message queues (Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, NATS).
• Solid grasp of monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK) and CI/CD principles.

• Experience in AI/ML infrastructure or large‑scale distributed systems.
• Contributions to open‑source Dev Ops or backend frameworks.
• Knowledge of Git Ops, serverless, or edge computing.

• You will be classified as an hourly contractor to Mercor.
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect, based on hours logged.
• Remote and flexible working style.