Staff Backend Engineer - Robotics

Staff Backend Engineer | AI Robotics | New York (On-site) | $200,000–$250,000 + Equity MBN Solutions is partnering with an exciting AI robotics startup that's building autonomous manufacturing systems to solve some of the biggest challenges in modern industrial production. We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to take ownership of the backend infrastructure powering large-scale machine learning pipelines and robotics data systems. This is an opportunity to join an early-stage founding team where you'll have genuine influence over architecture, technical direction, and product development. What you'll be doing: ✅ Building scalable backend systems for ML infrastructure ✅ Designing and owning robotics sensor data pipelines ✅ Developing high-performance distributed systems ✅ Working closely with ML engineers to accelerate experimentation and deployment ✅ Making key architectural decisions in a greenfield environment What we're looking for: 🔹 7+ years' experience building production backend systems 🔹 Strong Python, Rust and/or C++ 🔹 Experience with distributed systems and large-scale data pipelines 🔹 Exposure to ML infrastructure, GPU workloads or time-series data is highly beneficial 🔹 Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with significant ownership 📍 New York City (100% on-site) 💰 $200,000–$250,000 base 📈 Competitive equity ❗ US Citizenship required This is a rare opportunity to join a well-funded, early-stage business developing AI-driven robotics technology with real-world impact. If you're interested—or know someone who could be a great fit—please get in touch or send me a direct message for a confidential conversation. philipbethell@mbnsolutions.com #BackendEngineering #Python #Rust #CPlusPlus #MachineLearning #Robotics #DistributedSystems #Hiring #AI #NewYork #TechJobs #MBNSolutions