Backend Engineer - Applied AI

ABOUT FLORA We are building the first creative operating system: an infinite canvas designed for the generative computing paradigm. We’re a team of ~45 focused on elevating professional craft, backed by tier-one investors including Redpoint, Menlo Ventures, and a16z, as well as founders like Guillermo Rauch and Justin Kan. Our platform is already the choice of world-class creative powerhouses like Pentagram, Lionsgate, and Nike. About the role We're hiring a backend engineer to build and scale the infrastructure behind FLORA's multi-modal AI engine. You'll work directly with the founders. The core problem: creatives run heavy, multi-step workflows on the canvas in real time, and the backend infra has to keep up. Your main job is a centralized execution engine that manages every model and tool we plug in. What you'll do Build the architecture that keeps the canvas fast and reliable as we scale to more generative models and tools. - Own and design the execution engine. One s