Senior Backend Engineer | AI Infrastructure & Distributed Systems at The Cypress Group
About the role
Senior Backend Engineer | AI Infrastructure & Distributed Systems Location: New York City Compensation: $160,000–$240,000 base equity Company: Confidential, venture-backed AI startup The Opportunity What if you could help design the infrastructure behind an AI platform before the architecture is set in stone? We're working with a venture-backed NYC startup building an enterprise AI platform, and they're looking for a senior engineer who wants to tackle challenging backend and infrastructure pr…
Interview process at The Cypress Group
General interview process (this company's specific loop isn't published - reach out if you have insider info).
- Recruiter phone screen - typically 20-40 min
- Technical screen - 1 coding problem or take-home; format varies by company
- Onsite / virtual loop - typically 4-6 rounds over 2-3 weeks; exact split of coding, systems design, and behavioral varies by role and location
Platforms used: unknown — MiPrep tested compatible with major platforms
How to prepare
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