Backend Developer

Safari AI is hiring a Backend Developer for a remote role. Level rates it ; you can apply on Safari AI.

Level's read on this job

Level rates this software engineer role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
The posting lists this role as remote.
Tools and skills the posting cites include Python, Rust and Kafka.
Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
Level lists 8 other open roles at Safari AI.

AI in this role

Build and scale live data streaming analytics platforms to support computer vision AI products in a startup environment.

PythonRustKafkaPulsarInfluxdbAWSKubernetes

computer-visionbackendstreaming-analyticsdistributed-systems

About Safari AI Safari AI's vision is to Automate Action of the leading companies in the physical economy, from Entertainment, Live Venues, QSR's, Retail and beyond. The company uses computer vision AI to Measure, Alert and provide AI-generated Recommendations at the operations of leading enterprises such as Merlin/Legoland, 7-11, Tanger Outlets, Charlotte Hornets, Tennessee Titans, and more. Leadership & Culture Safari AI is founded by Ali Vahabzadeh, who has a meaningful exit under his belt and has managed large, high-performing Go To Market and Engineering teams. The company is headquartered in Miami with the Engineering team co-located in Vancouver. About You And How You Succeed At Safari AI You're excited to build a product and invent a market that hasn't existed before. You read documentation first and are not afraid to ask for help when uncertain. You're looking to take ownership/run a singular project and take advantage of the freedom and culture an early stage startup can provide. You are looking to see through the fluff of the modern AI landscape and explore new ways of achieving measurable ROI. Enjoy a small team size ~10, project team of 1-3.

What you'll do

Build and scale our ML data live streaming analytics platform (Python)
Lead and contribute to greenfield internal projects to extend and optimize existing real time processing needs (Python and/or Rust)
Design and implement reliability backend services (Python)

What we're looking for

4+ years software experience in Python
Proficiency with live data streaming and real-time analytics, (Kafka/Pulsar/InfluxDB)
Experience in AWS cloud infrastructure and services
Experience migrating services to Rust for improved performance and reliability
Experience with Kubernetes and tools for orchestration

What we provide

Opportunity to shape an early-stage, mission-driven startup and revolutionize how Enterprises use Computer Vision AI
Professional growth at a fast-growing, venture-funded start up with a proven founder and leadership team
Competitive salary and meaningful equity for early team members
Unlimited vacation days
Generous health benefits (Health, Vision, Dental)
401k for US team members
Brand new, top of the line hardware and whatever else you need to help you win

Note: We are not considering any recruiters or agency. Please do not contact.

Why bet on Computer Vision and Safari AI?

Huge opportunity hiding in plain sight: leveraging already-installed cameras to automate and real-time action on operational data
Already the market leader in enterprise CV by working with industry leaders with billions in revenue
Large chasm between customer knowledge and market availability, i.e. customers don't know what is available in the market...yet.
Early leader in computer vision; everyone is small and unbranded (i.e. no Amazon or Google in the room to compete with)
Very modular, allowing Safari AI and its customers to invent whole new use cases on a regular basis
Developed the tech and data pipelines over three years and invested several million dollars and is now ready to scale

How we rate this

Backend Developer at Safari AI rates 60 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Backend Developer is an open job at Safari AI.
Level rates this role AI Level 3 of 4: Works on AI.
The role is based in North America/Remote and is marked remote.
The job was posted on July 14, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Safari AI. Apply on Safari AI

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Computer visionBackendStreaming AnalyticsDistributed SystemsPythonRustKafkaPulsar

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Pay

Typical software engineer job: $167k

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Questions you could be asked

Walk me through a computer vision problem you solved, from raw data to a deployed model.
Tell me about a project where backend was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where streaming analytics was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Python in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Computer vision, Backend, Streaming Analytics, Distributed Systems, and Python. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
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