Backend Engineer, AI

📋 Description

• • Join Rain Technologies, Inc. as a Backend Engineer, AI, and become a pivotal force in shaping the future of global payments. This role is at the forefront of innovation, where you will contribute to building next-generation payment systems powered by cutting-edge AI. You will be instrumental in developing both internal operational efficiencies and customer-facing infrastructure that integrates AI agents with fintech and stablecoin technologies, pioneering some of the first agentic payment systems in production. If you are driven by curiosity, possess a bold approach to problem-solving, and are eager to contribute to a borderless financial future, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact at a hypergrowth company backed by top-tier investors.
• • As a critical member of our engineering team, your day-to-day responsibilities will encompass a wide range of impactful tasks. You will be deeply involved in defining and executing the technical and product roadmap, ensuring that our technological advancements align with our ambitious business goals. A core part of your role will involve building and scaling the robust backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines that form the backbone of Rain's operations, ensuring reliability and performance as we grow. You will have the unique opportunity to design and implement AI-powered features, intelligent agents, and sophisticated automation directly into our core platform, enhancing both user experience and operational effectiveness. Furthermore, you will contribute to the development of shared AI infrastructure, focusing on creating composable tool interfaces, effective evaluation frameworks, and secure, permission-aware data access mechanisms. Your work will directly translate into rapidly shipping new capabilities to our customers and internal teams, enabling them to leverage the power of AI in their daily operations. A key aspect of this role is the opportunity to work embedded with business units, gaining firsthand understanding of the workflows you are building for, ensuring that your technical solutions are practical, effective, and directly address business needs.
• • You will be joining one of the very first engineers on Rain's newly formed AI team. This is a unique chance to build from the ground up, establishing internal systems that enhance operational intelligence and developing customer-facing infrastructure at the exciting intersection of AI agents, fintech, and stablecoins. Imagine being part of a team that is deploying some of the first agentic payment systems into a live production environment. If you are passionate about defining how artificial intelligence is integrated into a leading payments company, this role offers an unparalleled platform to shape that vision and execution.
• • In this role, you will gain invaluable experience in developing and deploying advanced AI solutions within the dynamic fintech landscape. You will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise in backend development, distributed systems, and the practical application of large language models (LLMs) and AI agents in real-world financial services. You will learn to navigate complex technical challenges, contribute to architectural decisions, and influence the direction of AI integration within a rapidly scaling company. The experience of building foundational AI infrastructure and shipping impactful features from inception will significantly enhance your professional growth and provide a strong foundation for future leadership in AI and fintech engineering.