The Mission:
TrustLab is building the trust and safety layer that enables AI agents to be deployed responsibly, as well as other scalable AI solutions, at global scale. We develop and deploy advanced autonomous AI systems that monitor, evaluate and observe agents during development and in production. Founded by senior leaders from Google, YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit, TrustLab’s solutions are industry leading and used by global technology brands to support their daily operations.
The Impact:
You are part of a team that is responsible for some of the most critical components of our AI centric tech stack. You define and deploy key parts of our global platform that evaluates cutting edge customer AI systems at scale. You will contribute to technical decisions and help push the boundaries of what’s possible with state of the art AI tech.
The Role
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to design and build high-performance backend systems that support AI-driven workflows and large-scale data processing. You’ll work on distributed services, APIs, and core infrastructure powering mission-critical products.
This role requires strong backend fundamentals, production-grade Python experience, and the ability to own features end-to-end.
What You’ll Do
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Python
Architect APIs and microservices with clean, maintainable abstractions
Work with large datasets and asynchronous processing pipelines
Optimize performance, reliability, and observability
Contribute to system design discussions
Own features end-to-end and collaborate across teams
Write production-quality, testable, secure code
Participate in code reviews and uphold a high engineering bar
What We’re Looking For
Core Requirements
3–7 years of backend engineering experience
Strong production experience in Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask, or similar)
Experience designing RESTful APIs and service-oriented architectures
Solid understanding of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query optimization
Experience with async processing, queues (SQS, Kafka), or event-driven systems
Good understanding of system design, scalability, and performance
Bonus points:
Experience working with coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar) is a strong plus
Experience deploying and operating services on AWS (or another major cloud provider) is a strong plus
Experience building or integrating AI agent systems (LLM workflows, orchestration frameworks, or evaluation pipelines) is a plus
How We Work:
Small teams, high ownership, minimal process overhead
Async-first collaboration across Ankara and Silicon Valley
Engineers are involved in product and technical decisions, not just execution
Why Join TrustLab Ankara?
Foundry of Experts: Work directly with AI Industry leaders who scaled trust & safety systems at the world’s largest platforms.
Competitive Compensation: Annual salary range of $50k–$70k USD, plus meaningful equity in a venture-backed startup.
Modern Workspace: Hybrid flexibility with in-person collaboration at our Maidan, Ankara office.
Substantial benefits incl. paid supplemental private health insurance, education stipend, meals and more.
Annual Paid US Offsite: Opportunity to join the full team at our US headquarters for strategy alignment, deep collaboration, and innovation.
Skills Required
- 3-7 years of backend engineering experience
- Strong production experience in Python
- Experience designing RESTful APIs and service-oriented architectures
- Solid understanding of databases and query optimization
- Experience with async processing and event-driven systems
What We Do
TrustLab provides cutting-edge software and metrics to the world's largest social media platforms, online marketplaces and apps to enable them to protect their users against misinformation, hate speech, identity fraud, and other harmful content. Our customers are large enterprises with complex Trust & Safety needs and small companies building out their internal policies and teams. With a founding team with over 40 years of collective Trust & Safety experience at companies like Google, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok, Trust Lab is the trusted third-party solution for detecting and mitigating critical safety threats on the internet. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Read more about our vision for the internet here: https://www.trustlab.com/post/the-big-problem-that-big-tech-cannot-solve **Join us if you or someone you know is interested in developing the next game-changing Trust & Safety technology: https://www.trustlab.com/careers **Reach out if you or your company is experiencing challenges with Trust & Safety: https://www.trustlab.com/contact
