Ankara, Ankara, Turkey · Hybrid
$50k–$70k/yr
The Mission: TrustLab is building the trust and safety layer that enables AI agents to be deployed responsibly, as well as other scalable AI solutions, at global scale. We develop and deploy advanced autonomous AI system…
Skills: Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, RESTful APIs
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Design and maintain scalable backend services and APIs to support AI-driven workflows and large-scale data processing. Own features end-to-end while collaborating across teams to optimize system performance and reliability.
Requires 2-5 years of backend engineering experience with strong production-grade Python and database optimization skills. Experience with async processing, event-driven systems, and cloud platforms like AWS is highly valued.
The Mission:
TrustLab is building the trust and safety layer that enables AI agents to be deployed responsibly, as well as other scalable AI solutions, at global scale. We develop and deploy advanced autonomous AI systems that monitor, evaluate and observe agents during development and in production. Founded by senior leaders from Google, YouTube, TikTok, and Reddit, TrustLab’s solutions are industry leading and used by global technology brands to support their daily operations.
The Impact:
You are part of a team that is responsible for some of the most critical components of our AI centric tech stack. You define and deploy key parts of our global platform that evaluates cutting edge customer AI systems at scale. You will contribute to technical decisions and help push the boundaries of what’s possible with state of the art AI tech.
The Role
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to design and build high-performance backend systems that support AI-driven workflows and large-scale data processing. You’ll work on distributed services, APIs, and core infrastructure powering mission-critical products.
This role requires strong backend fundamentals, production-grade Python experience, and the ability to own features end-to-end.
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Python
Architect APIs and microservices with clean, maintainable abstractions
Work with large datasets and asynchronous processing pipelines
Optimize performance, reliability, and observability
Contribute to system design discussions
Own features end-to-end and collaborate across teams
Write production-quality, testable, secure code
Participate in code reviews and uphold a high engineering bar
2-5 years of backend engineering experience
Strong production experience in Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask, or similar)
Experience designing RESTful APIs and service-oriented architectures
Solid understanding of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query optimization
Experience with async processing, queues (SQS, Kafka), or event-driven systems
Good understanding of system design, scalability, and performance
Experience working with coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar) is a strong plus
Experience deploying and operating services on AWS (or another major cloud provider) is a strong plus
Experience building or integrating AI agent systems (LLM workflows, orchestration frameworks, or evaluation pipelines) is a plus
How We Work:
Small teams, high ownership, minimal process overhead
Async-first collaboration across Ankara and Silicon Valley
Engineers are involved in product and technical decisions, not just execution
Why Join TrustLab Ankara?
Foundry of Experts: Work directly with AI Industry leaders who scaled trust & safety systems at the world’s largest platforms.
Competitive Compensation: Annual salary range of $50k–$70k USD, plus meaningful equity in a venture-backed startup.
Modern Workspace: Hybrid flexibility with in-person collaboration at our Maidan, Ankara office.
Substantial benefits incl. paid supplemental private health insurance, education stipend, meals and more.
Annual Paid US Offsite: Opportunity to join the full team at our US headquarters for strategy alignment, deep collaboration, and innovation.
Building the future of trustworthy AI with an exceptional team of industry leaders, engineers and researchers.
TrustLab helps enterprises maximize the reliability and ROI of AI systems with smarter monitoring of decisions, labeling, and licensed content detection. With a founding team with over 40 years of collective Digital Trust experience at companies like Google, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok, Trust Lab is the trusted third-party solution for detecting and mitigating critical trust & safety threats. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Join us if you or someone you know is interested in developing AI Trust technology: https://www.trustlab.com/careers **Reach out if you or your company is experiencing challenges with AI Trust: https://www.trustlab.com/contact
Offices: 400 Concar Dr, San Mateo, California 94402, US · Ankara, TR
Building the future of trustworthy AI with an exceptional team of industry leaders, engineers and researchers.
TrustLab helps enterprises maximize the reliability and ROI of AI systems with smarter monitoring of decisions, labeling, and licensed content detection. With a founding team with over 40 years of collective Digital Trust experience at companies like Google, YouTube, Reddit and TikTok, Trust Lab is the trusted third-party solution for detecting and mitigating critical trust & safety threats. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Join us if you or someone you know is interested in developing AI Trust technology: https://www.trustlab.com/careers **Reach out if you or your company is experiencing challenges with AI Trust: https://www.trustlab.com/contact
Offices: 400 Concar Dr, San Mateo, California 94402, US · Ankara, TR
