AI Engineer - Backend & Applied AI

About OptimizeGEO

OptimizeGEO.ai is our flagship product that helps brands stay visible and discoverable in AI-powered answers. Unlike traditional SEO that optimizes for keywords and rankings, OptimizeGEO operationalizes GEO principles ensuring brands are mentioned, cited, and trusted by generative systems (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, etc.) and answer engines (featured snippets, voice search, and AI answer boxes).

Founded by industry veterans Kirthiga Reddy (ex-Meta, MD Facebook India) and Saurabh Doshi (ex-Meta, ex-Viacom), Company is backed by Micron Ventures, Better Capital, FalconX, and leading angels including Randi Zuckerberg, Vani Kola and Harsh Jain.

This is a senior independent IC role with real responsibility. You'll design and ship features end to end - backend, AI workflows, data, and the product thinking that goes with them - all on your own without any supervision.

Location: Remote (India, UAE)

Reports to: Head of Engineering

Employment Type: Full-time

Compensation: Competitive; aligned to experience and market benchmarks - Fixed+Bonus+Equity+Perks

Build and run the services behind the platform - APIs, data models, async workflows with Celery, Postgres schema and query work, AWS infra, and the production debugging that comes with all of it.

AI features.

Build LLM-driven capabilities: prompt pipelines, response parsing, evaluation logic, citation and brand-mention analysis. Make AI outputs measurable and reliable, not vibes.

Data at scale.

We process millions of prompt-response records across brands, competitors, and historical runs. You'll design systems that hold up, optimize the slow parts, and catch data-quality issues before they reach the dashboard.

Product translation.

Turn fuzzy product problems into working systems. Write the spec when there isn't one. Push back when a feature isn't measurable or worth building.

Agents - Building AI agents and agentic workflows and fully autonomous agents to deploy end to end workflows for clients.

• Strong Python and Django (or equivalent)
• Celery or similar async/background job systems
• Shipped real LLM-based features - not just API wrappers, but evaluation, structured outputs, prompt iteration
• Comfort with data-heavy systems and basic statistical thinking
• Ability to drive work without detailed specs
• Experience: 10+ years

Nice to have: LLM evaluation frameworks, SEO/search/marketing analytics domain knowledge, ETL pipelines, observability tooling, startup experience.

How we work

We don't track hours, but we expect availability when production breaks or a launch is close. In exchange: meaningful ownership, fast decisions, and the chance to shape a platform that's still early.

If you want to be told exactly what to build, this isn't the role. If you want to own the backend of an AI product and have strong opinions about how it should work, let's talk.

Join a mission-critical team building the future of AI-driven search and discovery. Backend isn't a support function - it's a revenue driver and strategic partner shaping product roadmap and market positioning.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary + performance-based bonus
• Equity in a fast-growing MarTech innovator
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible PTO and remote-first culture

OptimizeGEO is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.