GovernGPT, a Y Combinator Winter 2024 startup, is hiring a Backend Engineer to build thinking systems at their Montreal headquarters. The profitable YC-backed company develops AI agents that automate fundraising for multi-billion dollar investment funds, with Tier 1 funds relying on their product daily to close new investors and update existing ones.

The role centers on the database pillar: architecting scalable backend services for document pre-processing, designing metadata-enriched data models that power reasoning systems, and maintaining interfaces optimized for coding agents. The stack includes Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Kubernetes on AWS. Candidates need production systems experience and familiarity with LLMs and prompt engineering.

Compensation ranges from $115K-$175K CAD with 0.25%-0.75% equity. The team works in-person at Montreal's Old Port office with daily overlap hours. They're targeting automation for how $20 trillion in private capital gets allocated across global financial markets.