Backend Engineer - Manila
A hands-on backend engineering role: own backend capability in Manila, build with AI, and help ship enterprise AI products fast. Makati-based, global team.
WHO WE ARE
Enterprise AI is a Sydney startup helping organisations put AI to work — properly.
We're a small, sharp team across Sydney, Manila and New York, and we build the way we tell our clients to: AI agents do a large share of the engineering work, and humans direct, review and ship.
THE ROLE
We're looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our Manila team and become a strong backend go-to locally.
Our stack has grown quickly, so we need someone who can work independently, understand a complex environment fast, and contribute across backend development, cloud infrastructure and AI-enabled products.
This is an AI-native engineering environment. We care less about manually writing every line of code and more about strong planning, technical judgement, review and production quality.
YOU WILL
- Build and maintain backend services using Python, FastAPI/Flask and TypeScript/Node
- Design and work with APIs, databases and microservices
- Work across Azure services including containers, storage, configuration and APIs
- Build and support AI-enabled backend services using LLMs, RAG and OpenAI technologies
- Deploy and operate software in production
- Work with CI/CD, DevOps and data management
- Review AI-generated code and make sure what we ship is secure, reliable and maintainable
- Work closely with engineers across Manila and Sydney
- Get across our architecture quickly and become a trusted backend point of contact for the Manila team
YOU
- 3+ years in software engineering
- Experience with FastAPI and/or Flask
- Strong SQL and/or NoSQL fundamentals
- Comfortable with GitHub and CI/CD
- Experience with RAG, LLMs, OpenAI or similar AI technologies
- Comfortable using AI coding tools and reviewing AI-generated work
- Learn quickly and enjoy working in a fast-moving startup environment
NICE TO HAVE
- AI orchestration and prompt engineering
- PayloadCMS
- RBAC / OPA
- React / Next.js
- Claude Code, Codex or similar AI development tools
- DevOps / AIOps
- Identity, infrastructure and security knowledge
WORKING WITH US
This role is based in Manila, with 2 days per week working from our Makati office.
You'll work closely with our Sydney engineering team while becoming an important part of the backend capability in Manila.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Base salary 100-120k
- ESOP bonus — giving you a stake in the company you’re helping to build
- Hands-on experience working in an AI-native engineering team
- The opportunity to grow quickly across backend, cloud and AI engineering
- Real production work and increasing ownership as you develop