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Backend Engineer

Town· EPD
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NYC$250k - $300kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Backend role at Town, focusing on end-to-end backend development for an AI-powered assistant, including LLM orchestration, workflow execution, and the identity/knowledge layers in a greenfield environment.

Responsibilities

  • Building the orchestration layer for agentic workflows
  • Building multi-provider LLM infrastructure
  • Rethinking email, calendar, and contacts as AI-native experiences
  • Designing the identity and knowledge layer
  • Architecting agent networks
  • Building the trust and autonomy system
  • Defining what service ownership

Qualifications

  • Experience in scaling backend systems during high-growth phases
  • Ability to define technical direction in ambiguous environments
  • Systems thinking across distributed systems, data pipelines, APIs, reliability
  • Experience optimizing AI-native coding workflows
  • Experience with LLM infrastructure, agentic systems, or real-time AI workloads in production
  • Focus on impactful contributions over tenure
  • Willingness to work in-person five days a week

Skills

Required:Backend developmentLLM orchestrationDistributed systems
Nice to have:AI-native coding workflow
Last updated Sep 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Town | The AI Assistant That Does the Work

Town, the AI assistant that manages your inbox, schedules meetings, and handles busywork — working quietly in the background for you.

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