Backend Engineer

About Us

Read AI is a leading productivity AI company focused on helping individuals and businesses optimize their workflows across meetings, messages, and email. With seamless cross-platform integration with Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Slack, Hubspot, and Salesforce, Read AI revolutionizes how teams connect and collaborate by providing an AI copilot wherever they work.

The Role

As a Backend Engineer at Read AI, your contributions will directly impact the functionality, scalability and reliability of our product. Our team is responsible for owning the service layer across the company, which includes authentication/authorization, account management, third‑party integrations/ingestion, data processing orchestration, database management, and data APIs.

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to design and develop scalable and reliable backend services and APIs that power our platform.
• Take ownership of critical components of our system, from conception to deployment and maintenance.
• Practice quality assurance best practices including unit and integration testing.
• Implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure data security and privacy.
• Optimize data processing pipelines and storage solutions.
• Integrate third‑party services and data sources seamlessly into our platform.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues related to infrastructure and operations to ensure maximum uptime and reliability.
• Continuously evaluate and implement best practices, tools, and technologies to enhance the scalability, reliability, and maintainability of our systems.

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, or 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Proven experience in backend development, with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).
• Experience with authentication/authorization protocols and mechanisms (e.g., OAuth, JWT).
• Familiarity with relational and non‑relational databases, along with expertise in data modeling and database management.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills with a pragmatic and results‑driven approach.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced startup environment with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross‑functional teams.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Python, Pydantic, FastAPI, and SQL Alchemy.
• Experience with multi‑region cloud computing deployments.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Prior experience in a startup or fast‑growing environment.

• Innovative:
  We bring AI to the masses with proactive technology that acts as the ultimate AI assistant.
• Massive Impact: AI's greatest impact will be on the ability to allow people to do more, taking away mundane tasks, and guiding them to the next best action.
• Growth Opportunities:
  Read AI is the fastest growing AI‑copilot and meeting note‑taker in history, adding more than 1 MM new customers every month.
• Leadership:
  Learn more about CEO and Co‑Founder David Shim in a Fortune Good Life profile and listen to him share his vision for AI Agents, Digital Twins and the Future of Work.
• Collaborative Culture:
  Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a diverse and talented team.

Software Engineer positions offer a base pay range of $160,000 – $180,000, plus equity and benefits. Please note that the base pay shown is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, competencies, and work location. We also offer low deductible health plans, as well as flexible time away and family leave programs.

Please note our company does not provide visa support or sponsorship for employees.