C++ Backend Engineer - AI Data Platforms
Alignerr · New York, NY · 2 days ago
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What You'll Do
- Design, build, and optimize high-performance C++ systems that power AI data pipelines and evaluation workflows
- Develop backend services and tooling for large-scale data annotation, validation, and quality control
- Improve reliability, performance, and correctness across existing C++ codebases
- Identify bottlenecks and edge cases in data and system behavior, and implement scalable solutions
- Collaborate closely with data, research, and engineering teams to support model training and evaluation
- Participate in synchronous design reviews to iterate on system architecture and implementation decisions
Who You Are
- 5+ years of professional experience writing production-grade C++
- Strong background in asynchronous network programming — event loops, RPC frameworks, or high-performance microservices
- Experience working with high-throughput databases or message queues
- Native or fluent English speaker with clear written and verbal communication skills
- Able to commit 20–40 hours per week with consistency and reliability
- Self-directed and comfortable operating in fast-moving engineering environments
Nice to Have
- Prior experience with data annotation, data quality pipelines, or evaluation systems
- Familiarity with AI/ML workflows, model training, or benchmarking infrastructure
- Experience with distributed systems architecture or developer tooling
- Background working alongside research teams or in AI-adjacent environments