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# Staff Software Engineer, Backend

- **Company:** AI GENIUS, LLC
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Machine Learning, Software Architecture, Service Design, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Large Language Models, Technical Debt, Backend, Kotlin, Kubernetes
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25303_f2af749d0741b1f508e3772c2377e4fc

## About the Role

* Have 7+ years of professional engineering experience with a strong backend focus and a track record of owning system design and architectural choices for high-scale or high-growth products
 * Have experience building with AI, integrating LLMs into production systems, and using AI tooling to accelerate development workflows
 * Are comfortable making architectural decisions with incomplete information and iterating rapidly in production environments
 * Have deep Kotlin expertise and strong intuitions about backend architecture, service design, and performance at scale (TypeScript experience is a plus)
 * Possess solid command of modern cloud infrastructure, including AWS and Kubernetes
 * Are a natural collaborator who can align teams around a shared technical vision and keep execution moving smoothly
 * Are an exceptional communicator who can make complex architectural trade-offs understandable to diverse stakeholders

## Description

Genius AI is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to serve as the technical anchor for high-innovation teams, setting architectural direction, validating options through proof-of-concepts, and turning ambitious initiatives into clear, buildable roadmaps. This is an individual contributor role with significant leadership responsibility, focused on both architecture and hands-on building. The Staff Backend Engineer will unblock engineers, make critical technical decisions, and set a new standard for backend engineering at Genius AI., * Architect and own the technical direction of AI-powered products and 0-to-1 builds, balancing long-term trade-offs and maintaining a backlog of build-ready work

 * Integrate AI models and LLMs into customer-facing products as reliable, high-performance production systems
 * Shape architectural decisions that define product capabilities for years to come
 * Write high-quality code and rapidly ship proof-of-concepts to validate architectural options and address technical challenges
 * Partner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to translate business goals into well-architected initiatives with clear sequencing
 * Proactively identify and resolve systemic technical debt, unblock engineers, and raise the quality bar across the team
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align on technical vision and ensure smooth execution
 * Communicate complex architectural trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders