Upriver · 1 day ago
Backend Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelUpriver is building the first Autonomous Data Engineer, an AI teammate that automates data engineering workflows. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to build the core of their platform, focusing on backend systems that power AI agents and workflows, and delivering customer value from idea to production.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Build and own backend systems that power Upriver’s AI agents and autonomous workflows
Work hands-on with cutting-edge agent architectures and applied AI, helping invent how these systems are built and used in production
Design scalable, reliable services for real customers, from data ingestion to orchestration and APIs
Deliver real customer value end-to-end: take features from idea to production, see them used by customers, and iterate based on real-world impact
Qualification
Required
Strong backend engineering experience
Experience building production systems, and data-heavy services
Comfortable operating independently and taking full ownership
Product-minded, pragmatic, and excited about building from zero
Company
Upriver
Upriver redefines data quality by creating and enforcing data contracts that enable automated quality, proactive monitoring, and real-time enforcement.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase