Backend AI Engineer Job at Mintlify, San Francisco, CA

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  • Mintlify
  • San Francisco, CA

Job Description

Join to apply for the Backend AI Engineer role at Mintlify Join to apply for the Backend AI Engineer role at Mintlify Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 10,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Cursor, PayPal, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch. Small team, huge impact: We’re only 28 people today, backed by $22 million in funding, each new hire shapes the company’s trajectory. Culture of slope over y-intercept: We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities. Why Mintlify? We're on a mission to empower builders. Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 10,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Cursor, PayPal, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch. Small team, huge impact: We’re only 28 people today, backed by $22 million in funding, each new hire shapes the company’s trajectory. Culture of slope over y-intercept: We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities. We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly. What you'll work on here Backend software engineering & infrastructure engineering to support the AI and agentic flows RAG/data ingestion pipelines Prompt engineering Model performance and evals What you bring to the table 1+ year of software development experience Deep customer empathy, including the desire to speak with customers and make product decisions Strong ability to learn new technologies and be productive in unfamiliar domains Passion for tasteful user experience Experience in LLM fine-tuning, RAG systems, and AI automations Bonus points: Previously founded a startup. Extra bonus for a dev-tools startup Why you should join our engineering team Engineers at Mintlify appreciate a high degree of ownership, are passionate about a tasteful user experience, and come to work ready to contribute to a small-but-mighty team. You’ll have plenty of heads down builder time. We believe in the power of strong teams to drive change - and have created an environment where the best ideas win and we can acknowledge when we’re wrong. We’re all about finding the intersection between what excites you and business priorities. You’ll jump into new territory and learn something new. You’ll own projects and features. You’ll ship. Company Benefits: Competitive compensation and equity | Free Waymos 20 days paid time off every year | Health, dental, vision 401k or RRSP | Free lunch and dinners $420/mo. wellness stipend | Annual team offsite Compensation Range: $140K - $200K Seniority level Seniority level Entry level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Mintlify by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Artificial Intelligence Engineer” roles. Software Engineer, Infrastructure, Early Career San Francisco, CA $150,000.00-$230,000.00 4 months ago Full-Stack Software Engineer (Jr/Mid level) San Francisco, CA $57.00-$61.00 2 weeks ago Software Development Engineer I - Frontend & Mobile San Francisco, CA $57.00-$61.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $150,000.00-$176,000.00 3 months ago San Francisco, CA $160,000.00-$200,000.00 2 months ago San Francisco, CA $120,000.00-$190,000.00 9 months ago San Francisco, CA $130,000.00-$140,000.00 6 days ago Software Engineer, AI Intern (Summer 2026) San Francisco, CA $57.00-$61.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $125,000.00-$175,000.00 2 months ago Software Engineer, AI Intern (Winter 2026) San Francisco, CA $57.00-$61.00 2 weeks ago Software Engineer, Frontend (All Levels) San Francisco, CA $150,000.00-$220,000.00 4 days ago San Francisco, CA $163,200.00-$223,200.00 5 days ago San Francisco, CA $140,000.00-$280,000.00 9 months ago San Francisco, CA $155,000.00-$339,500.00 5 days ago San Francisco, CA $120,000.00-$200,000.00 2 years ago San Francisco, CA $165,000.00-$165,000.00 2 years ago San Francisco, CA $130,000.00-$240,000.00 5 days ago San Francisco, CA $190,000.00-$250,000.00 5 days ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr Mintlify

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Full time, Summer work,

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