
Axiomatic AI is pioneering a new class of AI called Axiomatic Intelligence (AxI) that integrates formal verification with deep learning to produce verifiable, interpretable, and logically rigorous AI solutions. The company focuses on accelerating scientific and engineering innovation, particularly in photonic and semiconductor hardware development, aiming to increase accessibility, affordability, and speed tenfold by 2030. AxI addresses the limitations of conventional AI systems by ensuring mathematically verifiable, error-free results, reducing hallucinations, and enabling physics-based modeling. Their technology accelerates design automation for photonics and semiconductors, empowering startups, research labs, and small teams to innovate efficiently with scientific certainty. Founded by leading professors and experts from MIT, ICFO, and the University of Toronto, Axiomatic AI combines deep expertise in physics, engineering, and AI to democratize advanced hardware development and scientific discovery.

Axiomatic AI is pioneering a new class of AI called Axiomatic Intelligence (AxI) that integrates formal verification with deep learning to produce verifiable, interpretable, and logically rigorous AI solutions. The company focuses on accelerating scientific and engineering innovation, particularly in photonic and semiconductor hardware development, aiming to increase accessibility, affordability, and speed tenfold by 2030. AxI addresses the limitations of conventional AI systems by ensuring mathematically verifiable, error-free results, reducing hallucinations, and enabling physics-based modeling. Their technology accelerates design automation for photonics and semiconductors, empowering startups, research labs, and small teams to innovate efficiently with scientific certainty. Founded by leading professors and experts from MIT, ICFO, and the University of Toronto, Axiomatic AI combines deep expertise in physics, engineering, and AI to democratize advanced hardware development and scientific discovery.
Position Overview As a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) at Axiomatic, you will:
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
Contribute to system architecture and technical decisions
Design for scalability, reliability, and security
Propose and implement improvements to codebase and infrastructure
Document technical designs and API contracts
Ensure best practices are followed by the team
Backend Development
Design and implement REST APIs using FastAPI
Build scalable, maintainable, and testable services
Design database schemas and optimize SQL queries (PostgreSQL)
Integrate with external services (OpenAI, Anthropic)
Optimize API performance, latency, and throughput
Quality & Testing
Write comprehensive unit and integration tests
Participate in code reviews (give and receive feedback)
Debug and resolve production issues
Maintain high code quality standards
Collaboration & Mentorship
Work closely with Tech Lead on architecture and roadmap
Partner with AI Platform Engineer on AI integrations
Mentor mid-level engineers and share knowledge
Required Skills & Experience Must-Have
Nice-to-Have
Tech Stack Current Stack:
What we offer: Competitive compensation