Mintlify
Backend Engineer
$130K–$200K
San Francisco · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
About the job
Builds the backend APIs, content pipelines, and AI infrastructure powering Mintlify’s products and customer documentation sites.
What you'll do
- Designs, implements, and ships backend APIs and services for the editor, dashboard, and documentation sites.
- Improves content ingestion, validation, transformation, and publishing for customer repositories.
- Builds AI search, retrieval, and agent infrastructure; improves performance and reliability across backend systems.
What they ask for
- Strong experience with systems design, API architecture, databases, and production systems.
- Strong product intuition and care for the purpose behind software.
- Adaptability to work beyond the backend when needed to ship a feature.
- Willingness to own solutions and speak directly with customers.
Pay
$130K – $200K USD base salary
AI focus
Builds the search, retrieval, and agent infrastructure behind Mintlify’s AI products.
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