Founding Backend Engineer (AI/Agents)

Hangin is building an AI-native platform for local discovery and merchant engagement. The Founding Backend Engineer will architect and build backend infrastructure, AI agents, and workflows for its consumer experience and merchant platform, taking products from MVP to production.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and build backend systems powering our consumer app and merchant agent platform
• Build AI agents for local discovery, merchant onboarding, live updates, and other agentic workflows
• Develop conversational AI experiences with tool calling, persistent context, memory, and external integrations
• Build scalable APIs, databases, real-time data pipelines, and messaging integrations
• Experiment with emerging agent frameworks, tools, and AI infrastructure
• Help shape our technical roadmap, make architectural decisions, and take products from MVP to production