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San Francisco, California, United States
Remote only
About Us
At You.com, we are building the AI Search Infrastructure that powers modern AI systems. Our goal is to create the trusted knowledge layer that agents, applications, and enterprises rely on to retrieve real-time, accurate, and citation-backed information.
Our platform combines proprietary vertical indexes with LLM-optimized retrieval systems to power AI agents, applications, and enterprise workflows. We are solving hard problems across search, large language models, and large-scale infrastructure to make AI systems more reliable, transparent, and useful.
Our team includes engineers, researchers, product builders, and operators who care about solving meaningful problems and delivering real-world impact. Whether you are improving core infrastructure, shaping product experiences, or helping bring new AI capabilities to market, your work will help define how modern AI finds and uses knowledge.
About the Role
We're looking for a strong, generalist backend engineer to help build the platform behind our AI search products and infrastructure that already supports millions of queries a day. The role spans a lot of ground: scalable systems, the APIs and SDKs developers build on top of, and the billing and account infrastructure our enterprise customers need to run their business on our platform.
This is a remote position open to candidates based anywhere in the United States. We give preference to candidates in San Francisco Bay Area or New York, where we have offices, but we're happy to consider strong remote candidates elsewhere in the US.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Our salary bands are structured based on a combination of geographic tiers and internal leveling. Compensation is determined by multiple factors assessed during the interview process, with the final offer reflecting these considerations.
Hubs in San Francisco and New York City offering regular in-person gatherings and co-working sessions
Flexible PTO with U.S. holidays observed and a week shutdown in December to rest and recharge*
A competitive health insurance plan covers 100% of the policyholder and 75% for dependents*
12 weeks of paid parental leave in the US*
401k program, 3% match - vested immediately!*
$500 work-from-home stipend to be used up to a year of your start date*
$1,200 per year Health & Wellness Allowance to support your personal goals*
The chance to collaborate with a team at the forefront of AI research
*Certain perks and benefits are limited to full-time employees only
You.com participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. (English/Spanish: E-Verify Participation/Right to Work) We are also an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace. Please let us know if you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process.
You.com will only contact you through official @You.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.
At You.com, we're thoughtful about how we use AI throughout our business — including our hiring process.
During certain stages of the interview process, we may use AI-powered tools to assist with administrative tasks such as scheduling, note-taking, transcription, or summarizing interview discussions. These tools are intended to support our interviewers by improving accuracy and efficiency — they do not make hiring decisions or replace human judgment.
All employment decisions are made by our recruiting team and hiring managers based on a holistic review of each candidate and applicable evaluation criteria.
If AI-assisted note-taking or transcription may be used during your interview, we will notify you in advance. If you prefer not to participate in an interview that uses these tools, you may opt out by informing your recruiter before your scheduled interview. We will work with you to provide an alternative interview experience where reasonably practicable.
Information collected during the hiring process is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable law. By continuing with the application process, you acknowledge that you have read this notice. If AI-assisted tools are used during your interview and you have not opted out after receiving notice, you consent to their use as described above, where permitted by applicable law.