About this role
Role Overview
The Backend Engineer, Applied AI position at Citizen in New York City is a full-time office-based role focused on building and scaling real-time safety infrastructure using AI agents. This role suits an exceptional backend engineer who runs agents as a second pair of hands, treats system correctness with urgency, and wants to work closely with a small, high-output team in New York City every day.
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Salary and Benefits
About the Company
Citizen operates as the #1 safety app in the U.S., serving as a live network, newsroom, and safety tool distributed to every major American city. The company ingests signals from 911 radio, CAD feeds, user videos, and partner integrations to distribute incident intelligence in seconds. Citizen is currently rebuilding as an AI-native company, integrating AI directly into the incident detection, verification, and distribution pipeline while scaling its enterprise and API offerings.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply directly on the official Citizen careers page.
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Questions candidates ask
Where is this job located?
This position is located in New York City, and employees are expected to be in the office every day.
What is the salary and benefits package for this role?
The base salary ranges from $185,000 to $245,000 per year, plus equity.
What programming languages are required?
The role requires fluency in Go and comfort with Python for machine learning and data pipelines.
What does the on-call commitment look like?
On-call is a rotational program lasting roughly one week every two months, where engineers are available 24/7 for urgent emergencies.
What is the experience level expected with AI?
Candidates must already build with AI, having replaced parts of their workflow with agents, and possess experience putting ML models or LLMs into production paths.