AI Backend Engineer - Node.js/Python
First seen by Alion on Oct 27, 2026.
Job Title : AI Engineer Backend Focus
About the Role :
We are seeking a handson AI Engineer who can design, develop, and maintain AIdriven solutions while building robust backend services. The ideal candidate combines practical experience with AI agents and strong programming skills in Node.js/TypeScript or Python, and can deliver productiongrade APIs and data pipelines.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, implement, and iterate AI agents that meet product requirements.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using Node.js/TypeScript or Python, ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Create, optimize, and manage relational databases, primarily PostgreSQL, including schema design and query tuning.
- Write automated tests and enforce CI/CD best practices to guarantee code quality and rapid delivery.
- Collaborate with crossfunctional teams (product, data science, DevOps) to integrate AI components into endtoend solutions.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform rootcause analysis, and implement fixes promptly.
Required Skills :
- Proven experience building AI agents or conversational systems.
- Strong backend development expertise in Node.js with TypeScript or Python.
- Proficiency in designing and consuming REST APIs.
- Handson experience with SQL databases, especially PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and welldocumented code.
Skills
Agentic AI, Node.js, Python, TypeScript, RESTful API, AI Integration, REST API, PostgreSQL