Senior Backend Engineer

On behalf of Next Deavor
New York, NY, United States
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$160,000.0 - $180,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Clean Code Principles Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Systems Engineering Databases Continuous Integration Distributed Systems Python (Programming Language) Node.Js Cloud Platform System Real Time Systems
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Caching Backend Low Latency Golang

Job description

You will help build the enforcement infrastructure that ensures AI-driven communication is safe and compliant, delivering low-latency, reliable systems used across the organization. You will work as an individual contributor with significant architectural ownership, collaborating closely with engineering peers and product stakeholders. Hybrid (3 days onsite) in the New York City area.

Here’s How You’ll Make an Impact on the Team

Build the layer that connects AI agents and developer frameworks: proxies, SDKs, and agent tooling

Own the policy backend, including connectors, ingest of rule sources and restricted lists, and the engine that tracks rule changes

Build controls that determine what each agent is allowed to do

Design and operate systems to meet low latency and high reliability under enterprise load

Maintain a high bar for security and data protection when handling sensitive content

Requirements

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, 5+ years building and running production backends at scale

Strong experience in a modern backend language (Go, Python, Java, or Node)

Solid knowledge of APIs, distributed systems, databases, queues, and caching

Experience with cloud environments, containers, and CI/CD

Focus on latency, reliability, and writing clean code

Here’s What Else Might Help You Out

Experience with low-latency or real-time systems

Experience building SDKs, proxies, or developer-facing infrastructure

Experience working with sensitive or regulated data

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