Backend Developer

Key Responsibilities

• Build rapid POC user interfaces for LLM-enabled workflows.
• Integrate front-end prototypes with back-end endpoints (axios or equivalent).
• Collaborate closely with back-end engineers, domain experts, and product partners to validate feasibility and refine UX.
• Translate ambiguous problem statements into functional prototypes within 2–3 weeks.
• Apply strong engineering fundamentals and 12-Factor principles to ensure prototypes are clean, modular, and extensible.
• Provide clear communication, demo-ready updates, and transparent progress reporting.
• Work fluidly across front-end and back-end seams as needed to accelerate delivery. Required Skills & Experience Technical Must-Haves
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and cloud-native mindset (12-Factor principles).
• Proficiency in C# or equivalent experience with orchestration patterns.
• Hands-on experience integrating with LLM APIs (e.g., Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude).
• Ability to build fast, functional UIs and integrate them with back-end services. Soft Skills
• Outcome-oriented senior mindset: able to ramp quickly and deliver meaningful signal in 2–3 weeks.
• Strong product sense and ability to collaborate with SMEs, product, and design.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; comfortable demoing work.
• Low-ego, high-trust collaborator who can flex across FE/BE boundaries. AI / ML Expectations (Important Clarification) This is not a deep ML research or model-training role. You will not be doing:
• Low-level model training
• GPU/CPU optimization
• Advanced ML infrastructure You will be doing:
• LLM API integration (Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.)
• Applying ML concepts at the application, API, and functional levels
• Data parsing, processing, and light feature engineering to support POC maturation ML experience is a plus but not required. Stats for this job Salary comparison: This job National average IT Jobs average Minnesota average Salaries The number of jobs in each salary range for all: Receive