181K–226K USD / year
Staff Backend Engineer, AI Systems
AIRemote — United States
Published on 2026-07-21
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About this role
As a Staff Backend Engineer for Mural’s AI Foundations Team, you will design and build core AI systems that enhance visual collaboration and decision-making. Your focus will be on developing robust backend systems that empower AI-driven collaboration experiences based on complex workflows and distributed systems.
About the company
Mural is a digital collaboration platform that helps distributed teams brainstorm, map ideas, and run workshops on a shared visual canvas.
The team
AI Foundations Team
Stack
Azure OpenAIReactNodeMongoDB
What you'll do
- Build core backend systems for Mural’s agent platform
- Design scalable services and APIs for AI agents
- Develop the agent memory layer
- Create infrastructure for monitoring and debugging agents
- Translate product needs into backend architectures
- Define technical direction for agentic AI
- Mentor others and establish best practices
- Contribute to team growth and culture
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with distributed systems and complex workflows
- Familiarity with AI, LLM, or agentic systems
- Strong focus on production quality
- Strong communication skills
- Experience in full stack collaboration
- Deeper AI/ML experience
- Experience with knowledge graphs