Senior Backend Mobile AI Engineer

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a mobile application team supporting a customer-facing app at scale. This role is ideal for a strong problem solver who has fully embraced modern AI-assisted development tools and can independently take ownership of complex backend work from concept through production.

While the team’s current backend stack includes Golang and AWS, we are far more focused on system design strength, scale experience, and AI fluency than on any single programming language.

This is a senior individual contributor role, partnering closely with the team lead and helping take architectural and design work off their plate.

Own backend features and services end-to-end for customer-facing mobile applications

Design and build high-throughput, scalable backend systems (language-agnostic: Go, Java, etc.)

Partner with Product, QA, and Frontend teams in an agile environment (2-week sprints)

Take work that is not fully sliced into detailed tickets and drive it from concept to delivery

Participate in system design discussions and lead exploration for new features, returning with clear recommendations

Review pull requests and collaborate with 3 other backend engineers

Actively work through backlog items including new features and technical debt

Participate in a light on-call rotation (approximately one week per month) to support production systems

Must be willing to work EST hours

7-10 years of backend engineering experience

Experience building backend systems for mobile applications at scale

Strong system design and architecture skills

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)

Proven ability to manage time well, show up, communicate clearly, and cover the basics without being asked

A self-directed engineer who can be trusted to take ownership and deliver

Comfortable reviewing others’ code and contributing to technical discussions

Prior experience working on customer-facing, high-availability systems

Deep, hands-on experience using Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools

Demonstrated examples of shipping meaningful work faster using AI

Experience leading design exploration for new backend features

A track record of independently owning complex systems or services

Strong problem-solving instincts paired with modern engineering practices

Use tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and similar AI IDEs daily

Go well beyond autocomplete or basic test generation

Actively spin up multiple workstreams, iterate quickly, and use AI to accelerate delivery

Have built side projects or production features using AI-assisted workflows

Can clearly articulate how AI tools are used in their day-to-day engineering process Deep, hands-on experience using Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools

Demonstrated examples of shipping meaningful work faster using AI

Experience leading design exploration for new backend features

A track record of independently owning complex systems or services

Strong problem-solving instincts paired with modern engineering practices

$70/hr to $80/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.