Mirage · 1 day ago
Software Engineer, Backend
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $285K/yr
5+ years expMirage is the leading AI short-form video company, building full-stack foundation models and products for video creation and editing. The role involves owning critical backend systems, partnering with various teams to solve complex technical challenges and improve product quality.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftware
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
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
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
401K with employer match
Commuter Benefits
Catered lunch multiple days per week
Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!
Grubhub subscription
Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)
Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
Generous PTO policy
Company
Mirage
Mirage is building foundation models and products that change the future of video.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (5)
2024 (3)
2023 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$100MKey Investors
Index VenturesKleiner Perkins
2024-07-09Series C· $60M
2023-06-22Series B· $25M
2022-04-08Series A· $11M
Leadership Team
Gaurav Misra
Co-Founder, CEO
Recent News
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