Backend Engineer

Team: Engineering & Product Location: Almaty Employment type: FullTime

WHY WORK AT HIGGSFIELD AI?

Higgsfield AI is the fastest-growing GenAI platform in the world — #1 in Video AI in the U.S. and top globally by growth.

We raised a $130M Series A — and we’re only getting started. This is your chance to join early, when the team is small but mighty, and help build the next GenAI decacorn.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Everyone at Higgsfield is an A-player. We’re looking for teammates who bring:

• Deep backend expertise, with a strong focus on scalable systems and APIs.
• A systems thinker who can design architectures that handle millions of users.
• Readiness to thrive in a high-intensity startup environment.
• Comfort in a high-intensity startup environment, where priorities shift fast.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Architect & scale robust data pipelines from diverse web sources.
• Handle large volumes of unstructured data (video, audio, images, text).
• Analyze web apps & APIs for stable data extraction.
• Own the full data acquisition process: automation, integrity, efficiency.

YOUR MUST HAVES

• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience with highload systems.
• Proven track record with large-scale data ingestion systems.
• Media content storage & delivery optimization.
• Strong knowledge of databases.
• Performance tuning & profiling.
• CDN, caching, message queues.
• Independent, able to lead complex projects.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

THE DEAL

• Competitive salary in USD + stock options.
• On-site role in our Almaty office.
• Full-time position with high growth potential.