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
• Strong Python experience
• Experience with FastAPI and/or Flask
• Experience with JavaScript, TypeScript or Node.js
• Strong SQL and/or NoSQL fundamentals
• Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Have deployed real software into production
• 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

• Azure AI Foundry
• AI orchestration and prompt engineering
• PayloadCMS
• RBAC / OPA
• React / Next.js
• Claude Code, Codex or similar AI development tools
• DevOps / AIOps
• Solution architecture experience
• 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

HOW TO APPLY

Please include one short paragraph at the top of your CV: the best backend product or service you have shipped, what you personally owned, the technologies you used, and how AI tools featured in the development process.

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