Software Engineer, Backend

About the Role

Join Mistral AI as a Backend Engineer to develop core systems for our cutting-edge Cloud solutions, playing a key role in supporting our rapidly expanding enterprise user base.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, robust backend features and APIs using modern frameworks.
• Ensure high performance and reliability across distributed systems.
• Contribute to systems powering authentication, billing, AI tooling, observability, connectors, and developer experience.
• Design and implement efficient, secure, and scalable architectures.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, front-end engineers, designers, and data/AI engineers.
• Tackle complex engineering challenges, including distributed systems and AI product integration.

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Proficiency in Golang or another backend language (Python, Rust).
• Strong understanding of backend fundamentals: APIs, databases, caching, messaging systems, and distributed architectures.
• Experience with cloud-based (AWS, GCP, Azure) and bare-metal infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Ownership mindset capable of shipping end-to-end features with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills and collaborative attitude.
• Team-oriented, low-ego mindset and curiosity for learning.

Nice-to-Haves

• Front-end development experience (Typescript, React, NextJS) or full-stack exposure.
• Infrastructure management experience (Docker, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform).
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).