Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services while collaborating with team members, optimizing systems, and ensuring code quality.
About Meshy
Headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Meshy is the leading 3D generative AI company on a mission to Unleash 3D Creativity. Meshy makes it effortless for both professional artists and hobbyists to create unique 3D assets—turning text and images into stunning 3D models in just minutes. What once took weeks and $1,000 now takes 2 minutes and $1.
Our global team of top experts in computer graphics, AI, and art includes alumni from MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, as well as veterans from Nvidia and Microsoft. With 3 million users (and growing), Meshy is trusted by top developers and backed by premiere venture capital firms like Sequoia and GGV.
- No. 1 popularity, among 3D AI tools, according to A16Z games,
- No. 1 website traffic, among 3D AI tools, according to SimilarWeb (2M monthly visits),
- Leading 3D foundation model, delighted texture & fine geometry,
- $52M funding by Top VCs,
- 2.5M users & 20M models generated!
Ethan Yuanming Hu serves as the founder and CEO. Ethan got his Ph.D. in graphics and AI from MIT, where he developed the Taichi GPU programming language (27K stars on GitHub, used by 300+ institutes). His Ph.D. thesis got a honorable mention of SIGGRAPH 2022 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award and his research has been cited over 2700 times. his favorite animal is the llama.
About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Backend Engineer to join our team. As a key member, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, highly available backend services and systems. We expect you to have solid programming fundamentals, excellent coding standards, and problem-solving skills, along with the ability to play a significant role in team collaboration.
What You’ll Do:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and high quality features delivery.
- Conduct detailed design, coding, and unit testing based on requirements and design documents.
- Participate in code reviews, share best practices, and contribute to elevating the team’s technical capabilities.
- Develop and maintain distributed, robust and scalable programs deployed to Kubernetes environments that serve hundreds of millions of users
- Support and debug production issues through on-call rotations
What We’re looking for:
- 3+ years of backend development experience
- Experience with SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.).
- Deep expertise in one or more backend languages: Golang, TypeScript, Python, or Java
- Strong experience with distributed systems, REST APIs, and backend microservices
- Proficient in common data structures and algorithms with excellent coding habits and style.
- Have excellent written and verbal communication skills to build consensus with stakeholders
- Ability to independently analyze and solve problems.
- Quick learner for new technologies.
Nice to have:
- Open-source contribution experience.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and cloud-native tooling
- Comfortable using AI coding tools (e.g GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to boost development efficiency
- Familiar with recommendation system
Tech Stack
- Languages: Golang
- Frameworks: Gin, Gorm
- Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes
- Databases: PostgreSQL (RDS)
- Tools: Statsig, Prometheus, Grafana
- Brain: We value intelligence and the pursuit of knowledge. Our team is composed of some of the brightest minds in the industry.
- Heart: We care deeply about our work, our users, and each other. Empathy and passion drive us forward.
- Gut: We trust our instincts and are not afraid to take bold risks. Innovation requires courage.
- Taste: We have a keen eye for quality and aesthetics. Our products are not just functional but also beautiful.
- Competitive salary, equity, and benefits package.
- Opportunity to work with a talented and passionate team at the forefront of AI and 3D technology.
- Flexible work environment, with options for remote and on-site work.
- Opportunities for fast professional growth and development.
- An inclusive culture that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
- Unlimited, flexible time off.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, benefits and stock options.
- 401(k) plan for employees.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- The latest and best office equipment.
Top Skills
C++
Docker
Go
Kafka
Kubernetes
MySQL
Postgres
Python
RabbitMQ
SQL
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