Backend Engineer – AI Agents (Remote, Freelance Project Work)
Industry: Artificial Intelligence / LLM Systems / AI Automation
Work setting: Fully Remote | Freelance / Project-Based Contract Work
About the Opportunity
Seeking experienced Backend Engineers to contribute to cutting-edge AI agent projects focused on improving next-generation large language model systems.
This is a flexible, project-based freelance opportunity suited to engineers interested in AI automation, backend systems, orchestration workflows, and autonomous agent technologies. Contributors will work on real-world AI agent tasks involving multi-step reasoning, tool usage, workflow coordination, and system optimisation.
Ideal for engineers looking to apply their backend expertise to advanced AI systems in a remote, flexible-capacity environment.
What You’ll Work On
* Build and improve backend systems powering AI agent workflows
* Develop modular services for data processing, logic execution, reporting, and orchestration
* Support production-style environments involving multi-step agent interactions
* Analyse and evaluate AI-generated outputs and system behaviour
* Provide structured technical feedback to improve agent performance and reliability
* Integrate APIs, databases, and external tools into agent workflows
* Identify and troubleshoot system failures, edge cases, and reasoning breakdowns
What We’re Looking For
* 2+ years of experience in backend engineering, AI automation, or systems integration
* Strong programming skills in Python plus at least one additional language (JavaScript, Go, Java, etc.)
* Experience working with SQL databases and structured data systems
* Background building production-grade or modular backend architectures
* Experience working with live environments and multi-turn workflows
* Strong analytical thinking and high attention to detail
Nice to Have
* Experience building AI agents, orchestration systems, or workflow automation tools
* Hands-on API integration experience (Supabase, Gmail, SaaS tools, etc.)
* Familiarity with memory/state management systems for AI agents
* Experience identifying AI failure patterns such as prompt injection, privacy leaks, or reasoning inconsistencies
* Exposure to evaluation and optimisation of LLM-driven systems
Additional Information
* Fully remote opportunity
* Freelance / independent contractor engagement
* Flexible, project-based work structure
* Opportunity to contribute to advanced AI and autonomous agent development projects