Backend engineer
Job Title: Backend Engineer
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Reports to: CTO
We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated BackEnd Software Engineer to join our clients team. They are a fast-growing, well-funded startup developing AI-powered tools for financial professionals.
About the Role:
As a backend engineer, you will:
- Help to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs, mostly in Python.
- Collaborate with front end developers to integrate backend services with user interfaces.
- Ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of backend systems through proper testing and design standards, working closely with devops.
About You:
We’re looking for engineers who align with our startup culture and share our core values:
- Driven by curiosity and a passion for delivering meaningful value to customers.
- Committed to building high-quality tools and paying attention to every detail.
- Dedicated to writing clean, maintainable code that empowers the team.
- Thrive in a collaborative environment with minimal bureaucracy.
- Adaptable, comfortable with taking on different roles and learning new technologies.
- Understand that working at a startup sometimes requires flexibility in hours and responsibilities.
- Prioritize initiative and getting things done over rigid processes.
We believe the best communicators are those who teach with empathy, align teams, and drive them to accomplish more quickly. If you are excited by the opportunity to join a mission-driven team, help build something transformative, and position yourself within a leading company, we’d love to connect.
Highlighted Benefits:
- Fully remote
- Competitive salary
- 100% company-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Well-funded Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 401k and equity plan
- Flexible work environment focused on results, not hours
- Unlimited PTO (for real)
You’ll thrive here if you:
- Have 3+ years of experience in data science or machine learning.
- Are proficient in tools and practices for industry-standard generative AI systems.
- Have strong knowledge of relational databases like Postgres and MySQL.
- Have excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Are excited by the challenges and opportunities of working in a startup.