Architect from scratch - greenfield, AI-powered platform High-Calibre Scaleup - Proven Founders - ex-Canva, ex-Amazon, ex-AirTree $160,000 - $180,000 Super (incredible) ESOP | Hybrid, super flexible Ready to join an incredible founding team at a company poised to become one of Australia's next major tech success stories? AirTree has recently backed these proven founders who have built some of the most iconic Aussie Tech brands, now building an AI-powered product that will challenge the current industry Duopoly. It’s the kind of gig you can only dream about: a greenfield build, total backend ownership, world-class teammates, and a crystal-clear mission. You’ll work closely with a brilliant data scientist (currently doing it all), and own every part of backend infra—from ingesting massive public datasets, to scaling LLM-driven document parsing, to laying down a system that won’t break when they hit 10mio users. What you’ll be doing: Re-architecting a working MVP into a scalable, stable backend Designing pipelines for document parsing, OCR, and LLM integration Building ingestion layers for public data sets and optimizing our DB Owning backend deployment, monitoring, and performance Collaborating with data science and occasionally plugging into the frontend (React) What you'll bring to the team: Strong backend engineering experience (Python, PostgreSQL, AWS) Experience building in small teams—ideally with 0–1 product ownership Pragmatic thinking: you don’t gold-plate, you ship Strong opinions, weakly held—able to debate, then decide What else is offered: Work with the people who’ve shaped Canva, and scale a platform that will become essential Maintain ownership over architecture and enjoy a nimble, low-meeting, high-impact culture Life and Career changing ESOP Work from Sydney HQ (hybrid friendly) Total architectural ownership, high trust, zero micromanagement What’s next This is a rare chance to join an early-stage team backed by top-tier VC, with a dream to build an enduring, wildly valuable AI product. We’re moving fast - apply now!