upfirst.ai

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Upfirst is a LLM-based pre-launch startup building a virtual answering solution that handles tasks such as appointment booking, message taking, and answering routine questions for small and medium-sized businesses. Founded by serial entrepreneurs with deep SMB experience, we’re a small tight knit distributed team. Our mission is to reduce reliance on high-churn, dead-end jobs in the virtual answering industry by providing businesses with a more cost-effective, knowledgeable, AI-powered alternative.
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    Upfirst.ai SaaS Startup Seeks Senior Backend Engineer (TypeScript / Node.js) to $7000

    Full Remote · Worldwide · 6 years of experience · Upper-Intermediate
    Job Title Senior Backend Engineer (TypeScript / Node.js) About Upfirst Upfirst streamlines how small and medium-sized businesses handle calls, appointments, and inquiries using AI. Founded by entrepreneurs with deep SMB experience, we’re fully...

    Job Title

    Senior Backend Engineer (TypeScript / Node.js)

     

    About Upfirst

    Upfirst streamlines how small and medium-sized businesses handle calls, appointments, and inquiries using AI. Founded by entrepreneurs with deep SMB experience, we’re fully distributed and use LLM-driven solutions to replace repetitive tasks with more efficient, AI-powered operations.

     

    Responsibilities

    • Build & Maintain Back-End Services using Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB
    • Event-Driven Architecture leveraging Google Pub/Sub or similar
    • Deploy & Manage services on GCP (Docker, Load Balancing)
    • CI/CD & Infrastructure with Terraform (CDK) and GitHub Actions
    • Integrate AI & Telephony (OpenAI, text-to-speech, speech-to-text, Twilio)

     

    Requirements

    • Proven TypeScript/Node.js Experience in production environments
    • Microservices & Event-Driven architecture familiarity
    • Team Collaboration & Communication skills for a remote setup
    • Nice to Have: Next.js, Docker, Terraform, AI/LLMs, Twilio

     

    What We Offer

    • Competitive Salary (equity for the right individual)
    • Fully Remote, Flexible Work
    • Direct Impact on product vision and technical decisions
    • Small, Focused Team with a bias for action

     

    How to Apply

    Send your resume, a brief intro, and links to relevant projects or GitHub repos. We look forward to hearing from you!

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