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MCP Engineer / AI Backend Engineer

Job Overview

Location

European Union

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Date Posted

May 26, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Design, build, and maintain MCP servers and MCP-based integrations for AI-powered backend systems used internally across products and teams.
  • • Implement MCP tools, resources, prompts, and backend interfaces to enable reliable communication between AI agents, tools, and backend services.
  • • Define clean contracts for MCP tools and services to ensure stability, predictability, and maintainability of AI-tool interactions.
  • • Develop production-ready backend services using TypeScript and Node.js with frameworks such as Hono, Fastify, NestJS, or Next.js backend/API routes.
  • • Build and deploy lightweight, performant services on Cloudflare Workers, adhering to edge runtime limitations and best practices.
  • • Utilize Cloudflare services including KV, Durable Objects, Queues, R2, or D1 to optimize backend performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
  • • Design and implement REST APIs, internal endpoints, and service-to-service integrations with proper authentication, request validation, error handling, logging, and observability.
  • • Build AI-powered workflows and internal automation tools by designing prompts, system instructions, and tool definitions to improve consistency and predictability of LLM outputs.
  • • Analyze AI workflow failures and iteratively improve prompts, context structure, and tool contracts to enhance LLM performance.
  • • Integrate AI agents with real business systems through secure, observable, and maintainable backend flows connecting internal tools, APIs, and automation pipelines.
  • • Develop internal utilities and developer tooling to streamline engineering workflows and reduce repetitive operational tasks.
  • • Investigate and resolve issues across MCP infrastructure, backend services, Cloudflare Workers, AI workflows, and API integrations.
  • • Improve logging, monitoring, and observability for AI and backend systems to enable faster root cause analysis and system reliability.
  • • Document technical decisions, implementation details, and system architectures clearly for team alignment and long-term maintainability.
  • • Work closely with backend engineers, product managers, and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable, and user-friendly AI-powered tools.
  • • Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code with strong attention to structure, error handling, and testability.
  • • Operate independently in a remote environment with high ownership over technical decisions and delivery outcomes.
  • • Contribute to the evolution of internal developer platforms and automation systems that support AI-driven product development.

🎯 Requirements

  • • Strong experience with TypeScript
  • • Strong experience with Node.js
  • • Experience building backend services or APIs
  • • Experience with at least one backend framework such as Hono, Fastify, NestJS, or Next.js backend/API routes
  • • Experience with Cloudflare Workers or similar serverless/edge environments
  • • Experience with prompt engineering or AI workflow design

🏖️ Benefits

  • • 100% remote work
  • • High trust and ownership
  • • Company-provided MacBook if needed
  • • Unlimited PTO focused on outcomes, not hours
  • • Competitive compensation based on experience
  • • Opportunity to work with modern AI tooling and MCP-based infrastructure

Skills & Technologies

JavaScript
TypeScript
Ruby
Next.js
Node.js
Backend
Remote

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About Ruby Labs Ltd.

Ruby Labs Ltd. is a London-based product studio that builds and scales consumer subscription mobile and web applications. The company focuses on health, wellness, and productivity verticals, developing apps such as Hint, Able, and the award-winning fitness platform FitCoach. Using data-driven growth and proprietary technology, Ruby Labs rapidly prototypes, launches, and iterates products to serve millions of global users. The team combines engineering, product design, and performance marketing expertise to create sustainable digital businesses. Founded in 2018, Ruby Labs operates a portfolio of self-funded apps, emphasizing user privacy, scientific validation, and long-term customer value.

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