Back-end Engineer (US)

🚀 About Myriad

We are building a reliable and scalable AI-powered platform that allows financial institutions to put regulatory compliance on autopilot.

At its core, Myriad is an engineering-driven company, founded by individuals with robust technical backgrounds, forged in Silicon Valley and molded by necessity.

Our team comes from very reputable companies:

Myriad's software engineers are at the forefront of developing next-generation technologies that revolutionize the way enterprises manage their compliance.

We employ individuals with a diverse range of technical abilities who are eager to address some of the most challenging issues in technology and create a significant impact on users worldwide.

We are backed by top US and EU venture capital with several years of runway

Compliance isn’t just about regulations and checkboxes—it’s the foundation of trust, stability, and ethical progress in our global economy. It safeguards financial systems from fraud, protects consumers from exploitation, and ensures businesses operate with integrity.

In fintech, compliance is a catalyst for innovation. It enables secure digital transactions, prevents money laundering, and fosters financial inclusion by ensuring that emerging technologies remain safe and accountable. From AI-driven risk monitoring to real-time fraud detection, compliance empowers businesses to scale responsibly while protecting society from financial crime.

At its core, compliance is about fairness, security, and trust—paving the way for a more transparent and ethical financial future. It’s not just a regulatory requirement; it’s a force for good, shaping a world where businesses thrive while protecting people and institutions alike.

Ralf and Jan, Myriad AI founders
🤗 What we offer

• One of the first engineers in our US office

• You can be a part of the core team of a recently minted VC-backed startup

• Steep career growth opportunities through continuous growth and our Silicon Valley pedigree

• Technical Founders (experience from Google, Amazon, BMW, Airbnb, Dropbox, NVIDIA)

• Competitive salary and benefits, stock options!

• Prague and San Francisco offices, we are a multi-homed company with a hybrid approach to work

• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

• Company-sponsored Insurance

• Flat hierarchies and open feedback culture

• Work From Home & Remote Work policy

Myriad AI team in Prague

🎉 About You

• You contribute fresh perspectives in a variety of domains, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking, data storage, security, artificial intelligence, and natural language processing

• You know how to design, develop testing, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions

• You are comfortable managing project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, and demonstrate leadership capabilities

• You are eager to address some of the most challenging issues in technology and create a significant impact on users worldwide

• You love being mission driven and want to join an early stage startup

• We’re looking for people who want to be part of the era of AI – people excited to shape how intelligent systems and human judgment come together to set new standards in compliance. Be at it when it starts!

• Most of all, you're looking for a role where you can move fast, think big, and leave your mark on the future of financial compliance.
  

👨‍🔬In this role you will

• Create innovative software engineering efforts, drive the design, and development that solve or strategically address business objectives.

• Work with our other backend engineers and our AI research lab to deliver the best possible solutions.

• Ensure product excellence, technical excellence, and performance.

• Uphold engineering best practices (functional testing, performance testing, instrumentation, experiments, etc.).

• Flexibility. Collaborate with teams across the globe (Prague and SF at this moment).

• Help the team push toward our strategic goals.
  

📖 Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5 years of experience with full stack development or back-end such as Java, Python, GO, or C++ codebases
  

📖 Preferred qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with full stack development or back-end such as Java, Python, GO, or C++ codebases

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.

• Experience in the full product lifecycle including gathering technical requirements, solution design, implementation, and productionization up to support and decommission.

• Excellent communication and collaboration with teams within and outside of the core team and across sites.

• Team player and proactive in proposing solutions when faced with ambiguous software engineering problems.

Note: previous work references might be required.