Junior Backend Engineer

Baselayer is a trusted business identity platform that helps verify businesses and automate risk monitoring for financial institutions. They are seeking a Junior Backend Engineer to build and maintain RESTful APIs, design backend systems for KYC/KYB processes, and collaborate on AI/ML integration efforts.

Responsibilities

• API Development & Integration: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate them with various data sources, ensuring scalability, high performance, and adaptability for autonomous agents in the GTM space
• Backend System Design: Architect and design core backend services that support KYC/KYB processes, leveraging knowledge graphs and LLMs for dynamic use cases
• Data Processing & Management: Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for identity data processing, focusing on scalability and performance when handling large-scale, high-performance data flows
• AI/ML Integration: Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate models, including reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and fine-tuning (e.g., LoRA), to improve LLMs for specific use cases within the identity space
• Platform Infrastructure: Build the infrastructure to support future AI/ML hires and projects, creating a scalable platform foundation for continued innovation
• Security & Compliance: Ensure backend systems meet industry standards for security, privacy, and compliance, particularly around KYC/KYB regulations
• Performance Optimization: Implement optimizations for large-scale data management, ensuring backend services can efficiently process identity data while maintaining reliability
• Testing & Debugging: Write unit tests, debug issues, and monitor backend services for performance and reliability, while continuously improving backend architecture to handle diverse data and use cases

Skills

• 1-3 years of experience in backend development
• Experience working with Python
• Experience building APIs
• Comfortable working with large-scale data
• Enjoy optimizing performance for high-volume systems
• Strong interest in AI/ML integration, particularly with LLMs
• Eager to learn about new technologies
• Prioritize security and compliance in backend systems, especially in regulated environments like KYC/KYB
• Keen eye for detail and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code while optimizing for performance
• Thrive in a high-trust, ownership-focused environment
• Comfortable working across different levels of abstraction
• Problem-solver who navigates the unknown confidently
• Proactive self-starter who thrives in dynamic settings
• Incredibly intelligent and clever
• Highly feedback-oriented

Benefits

• Equity package
• Unlimited vacation
• Fully paid health insurance, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match

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