What are the responsibilities and job description for the Backend Engineer position at Fonzi AI?
Fonzi is an AI recruiting company powering the hiring behind NYC and SF's top startups.
Compensation
- Typical base: $180K to $250K
- 24 of 118 backend roles top out at $300K
- Salary is on the request before your first call. Many roles include equity.
Who's hiring
- 81 backend roles open in NYC, 40 in SF
- 140 startups from pre-seed to late stage, backed by YC, a16z, Sequoia, General Catalyst and Founders Fund
- 85% are pre-seed to Series A, so teams are small and you own real scope
Who we're looking for
- 3 years building backend systems in production
- Python, Go, TypeScript, Java or Rust, and Postgres or similar
- API design, data modeling, queues and background jobs
- You've debugged production at 2am and fixed the root cause
- You live in or near NYC or SF and want hybrid or onsite
What you could work on
- Backends for AI agents: orchestration, tool calls and retrieval
- Payments and financial infrastructure
- Integrations with enterprise systems in healthcare and legal
How it works
- Apply in 5 minutes.
- We text you, learn what you want, and sharpen your profile.
- Startups send interview requests with a salary bid. You choose who to meet. It's free.
Salary : $180,000 - $250,000