An early-career backend engineering role: strong fundamentals, AI-native development, fast learning and real production experience. Sydney-based, global team. WHO WE ARE

Enterprise AI is a Sydney startup helping organisations put AI to work — properly.

We're a small, sharp team across Sydney, Manila and New York, and we build the way we tell our clients to: AI agents do a large share of the engineering work, and humans direct, review and ship. THE ROLE

We're looking for an early-career Backend Engineer who wants to grow quick.

You might have around 1–2 years of commercial engineering experience and be looking for your next step.

We don't expect you to know our entire stack on day one. What matters more is strong engineering fundamentals, curiosity, learning speed and evidence that you have already contributed to real software.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers while building backend systems in an AI-native development environment. YOU WILL

Build and improve backend services and APIs

Work with Python and/or TypeScript

Work with databases and learn our microservices architecture

Contribute to software that is deployed into production

Learn cloud, DevOps, CI/CD and data management practices

Use AI coding tools as part of your everyday development workflow

Review and improve AI-generated code rather than blindly accepting it

Write tests, fix bugs and improve code quality

Learn our architecture quickly and take on more ownership as you grow

Work closely with engineers across Sydney and Manila YOU

Around 1–2 years of commercial software engineering experience





Strong software engineering fundamentals

Experience with Python and/or TypeScript

Basic understanding of databases and API design

Have contributed to software that reached production

Some exposure to DevOps, CI/CD or cloud environments

Strong problem-solving ability

Comfortable learning new technologies quickly

Interested in AI-assisted software development

Curious, accountable and happy working in a fast-moving startup environment NICE TO HAVE

Azure, AWS or GCP experience

Microservices

Automated testing

Identity and access management

Infrastructure or security knowledge

Experience with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or other AI coding tools WHAT WE OFFER

Base salary $95k + super

ESOP bonus — giving you a stake in the company you’re helping to build

Hands-on experience working in an AI-native engineering team The opportunity to grow quickly across backend, cloud and AI engineering

Real production work and increasing ownership as you develop WORKING WITH US

This role is based in Sydney and works 5 days per week from our Sydney office.

You'll work closely with experienced engineers and have the opportunity to develop quickly across backend engineering, cloud and AI-native development. HOW TO APPLY

Hit Easy Apply on this LinkedIn posting — applications go straight to Simmy, our Head of Talent.

As LinkedIn Easy Apply does not allow a separate cover letter attachment, Please include one short paragraph at the top of your CV: the best software project you have worked on so far, what you personally contributed, and what you learned from shipping it. We reply to everyone.

📌 Junior Backend Engineer (Sydney)
🏢 Enterprise Ai Group
📍 Sydney