[Remote] Backend Engineer, Applied AI
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TriEdge Investments is an AI-native platform transforming asset management across the full lifecycle. As a Backend Engineer, Applied AI, you will build and improve AI systems that power the platform, focusing on document processing, entity resolution, and creating workflows for actionable insights.ResponsibilitiesDesign and build AI agent workflows — document extraction, entity resolution, and data structuringBuild reliable backend infrastructure — queues, pipelines, and orchestration using Inngest and SupabaseWork with PostgreSQL at depth — schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for complex financial dataInstrument, monitor, and debug AI pipelines — understanding failure modes and building guardrailsDevelop and optimize prompt chains, tool-use patterns, and retrieval strategiesCollaborate with product and frontend engineers to expose AI capabilities through the productSkillsStrong backend fundamentals — You're experienced with Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and building reliable server-side systemsYou understand concurrency, queuing, and data pipeline designApplied AI experience — You've built products with LLMs; whether that's agent architectures, RAG systems, extraction pipelines, or tool-use patternsYou understand the practical challenges of working with non-deterministic systemsSystems thinking — You can reason about how components interact at scaleYou think about failure modes, retries, observability, and cost when designing AI workflowsPragmatic engineering — You ship working systems, not research prototypesYou know when to optimize and when good enough is good enoughAI-fluent — You use AI coding tools daily and know how to wield them effectively as a multiplier on top of strong fundamentalsDesign and build AI agent workflows — document extraction, entity resolution, and data structuringBuild reliable backend infrastructure — queues, pipelines, and orchestration using Inngest and SupabaseWork with PostgreSQL at depth — schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for complex financial dataInstrument, monitor, and debug AI pipelines — understanding failure modes and building guardrailsDevelop and optimize prompt chains, tool-use patterns, and retrieval strategiesCollaborate with product and frontend engineers to expose AI capabilities through the productExperience with workflow orchestration tools (Inngest, Temporal, Step Functions)Experience with OCR, document processing, or financial data extractionFamiliarity with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, function calling, and structured outputsEarly-stage startup experienceBenefitsEquityCompany OverviewTriEdge Investments ia a venture capital firm that specializes in investment and company building solutions. It was founded in undefined, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://triedgeinvestments.com.
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