About the job
What artisan Is
At artisan, we are pioneering the development of AI employees—autonomous digital workers capable of performing real jobs, beyond just being chatbots or copilots.
Our flagship product, Ava, serves as an AI Business Development Representative (BDR) utilized by hundreds of companies. Ava conducts lead research, composes and dispatches emails in the voice of the customer, orchestrates complex outbound sequences, manages her own deliverability infrastructure, optimizes her performance over time, and adeptly addresses objections while booking meetings. She is not merely a tool; she is a true teammate.
As a YC W24 company, we have raised over $35 million from esteemed investors, including Y Combinator, and currently boast an annual recurring revenue (ARR) exceeding $8 million. We are in the process of developing Ava 2.0, a transformative iteration that will redefine the capabilities of AI employees. The engineering challenges we face are significant, with a broad surface area to navigate.
The Role
In this foundational engineering role, you will be responsible for developing the backend that enables our AI employees to function effectively.
We process millions of signals, including lead data, email engagement, deliverability metrics, and behavioral patterns, to facilitate autonomous decision-making. The backend is integral to our operations, powering the AI, running the platform, and influencing Ava's performance for each customer. You will take ownership of significant components of this system.
Here’s what your work will entail:
High-throughput AI orchestration.
Design and construct the services and pipelines that empower Ava to process substantial volumes of signals and render swift, reliable decisions.
Platform infrastructure.
Artisan integrates an entire sales stack—covering email infrastructure, CRM, lead databases, campaign engines, inbox management, and AI coordination—into a single product. You will be entrusted with key aspects of this platform.
High ownership, end to end.
You will design, build, deploy, and monitor projects. We emphasize a holistic approach, where architecture and implementation are intertwined. You will be accountable for outcomes, not merely task lists.
Our pace is rapid, and iteration is key:
You will continuously deliver updates. Our engineering organization operates with minimal bureaucracy, facilitating a flat structure.
Our technology stack includes TypeScript/Node, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Mastra, Temporal, Langfuse, ECS, EC2, all deployed on AWS. We practice continuous release cycles.
Who You Are
You possess 6+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally in a high-performance environment.

