Backend Platform Engineer, AI Enablement (Rails)
Manifest Global is a growing edtech company building infrastructure for human capital mobility. This role focuses on scaling their backend platform to support AI-native engineering workflows, including service contracts, AI agent runtime, and developer tools. The engineer will design systems that enable the wider team and AI agents to contribute to production reliably. You will work extensively with Rails and PostgreSQL while shaping the future of their AI-powered product surface.
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Experience
5+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Manifest Global is a growing edtech company building infrastructure for human capital mobility. This role focuses on scaling their backend platform to support AI-native engineering workflows, including service contracts, AI agent runtime, and developer tools. The engineer will design systems that enable the wider team and AI agents to contribute to production reliably. You will work extensively with Rails and PostgreSQL while shaping the future of their AI-powered product surface.
TAL's take
Solid mid-stage company with clear, high-impact scope for platform engineering and AI-native workflows.
Very well-defined role with clear expectations for platform infrastructure, AI integration, and cross-functional design.
Must haves
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong production Rails experience
- Fluency with PostgreSQL or MySQL
- Experience designing RESTful APIs
- Daily fluency with AI-assisted coding tools
Tools and skills
Nice to have: llm backend work, retrieval pipelines, agent runtimes, aws, azure, gcp, rspec, capybara.
About the company
Well-funded edtech startup with $80M raised, but lacks the global scale or flagship status of Tier 1.