Posted:
7/3/2026, 1:45:23 AM
Experience Level(s):
Mid Level
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
Remote
Pay:
$220k/yr
As a Software Engineer on the XCore team you will build and maintain the foundational systems that power every product at Backstory.ai — from identity and authorization to audit logging and BI data exports. You'll work in a focused, technically deep environment where your job is to write great software: designing low-latency APIs, building reliable data pipelines, and making complex distributed systems cleaner and more scalable over time.
Backed by strong senior engineering leadership, you'll have the guidance and context you need to do your best work without the noise — letting you focus on growing your technical craft and delivering meaningful impact on systems the whole company depends on.
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Backstory is backed by Y Combinator and Silicon Valley’s top investors, including ICONIQ Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Akkadian Ventures, and Mubadala Capital. Backstory is listed in the top 20 percent of Inc 5000 companies, is a regular leader in our key categories on G2, and is on the Forbes list of America’s Best Startup Employers. For more information, please visit www.backstory.ai.
Website: https://people.ai/
Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Employee Count: 251-500
Year Founded: 2016
IPO Status: Private
Last Funding Type: Undisclosed
Industries: Artificial Intelligence (AI) ⋅ Consumer Research ⋅ Enterprise Software ⋅ Intelligent Systems ⋅ Machine Learning
Visa Sponsorship: Sponsors work visas