AI / Backend Engineer — Remote (India / Overseas) at Inkd · Remote only · 5 - 10 years · $18K - $35K / yr · Remote only · Posted 19 Oct 2026

AI / Backend Engineer — Remote (India / Overseas)
Company: Ink'd
Compensation: $1,500–$2,500 USD/month, depending on experience
Type: Independent contractor, long-term opportunity
Ink'd is building a voice-first AI platform for residential real estate transactions. Our AI assistant allows real estate agents to generate contracts, automate workflows, and complete transaction documentation through natural conversation.
We're looking for a highly capable AI/backend engineer to help scale and maintain our production platform.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain production AI agent workflows
- Develop integrations with third-party APIs and services
- Work with LLMs, structured data extraction, and document generation
- Troubleshoot production systems and improve reliability
- Build scalable backend services and maintain databases
- Collaborate directly with the founder and engineering team
Technical experience
- Python, FastAPI, Node.js, and REST APIs
- LLM APIs, tool calling, and agent orchestration
- PostgreSQL and cloud infrastructure
- GitHub, CI/CD, debugging, and deployment
- Experience with voice AI, WebSockets, or document processing is a major plus
What we're looking for
Someone who has independently shipped production software, can troubleshoot unfamiliar systems, communicates clearly, and takes ownership of their work.
Please include your GitHub, two examples of production systems you've built, your specific contributions, monthly compensation expectations, and availability.

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