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Senior JavaScript Engineer for Enterprise AI Platform
Remote Senior $4.7k–$12.8k/moest.
Summary
Senior Backend Engineer position at an enterprise AI platform company building core platform systems and infrastructure. Remote role focused on designing and implementing foundational services for AI-native products, requiring 5+ years of software engineering experience with JavaScript tech stack.
What you'll do
- Design and implement backend services and system components end-to-end
- Build infrastructure that supports fast iteration without sacrificing reliability
- Investigate and resolve complex issues across performance, data, and APIs
- Collaborate with platform, AI, and product teams to deliver observable and maintainable systems
- Improve developer experience through better tooling, clearer standards, and thoughtful architecture
- Lead efforts on difficult or critical technical problems requiring proper solutions
Requirements
Required:
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with JavaScript tech stack
- Clear ownership of complex backend systems
- Strong Node.js proficiency with clean, well-structured code
- Solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and data modeling
- Good debugging instincts and sound engineering judgment
- Ability to learn new domains quickly and work independently
Preferred:
- Experience with distributed systems, caching layers, message queues, or multi-tenant architectures
- Background in AI/LLM integration on the backend
- Familiarity with AI development platforms or coding assistants
- Previous work on enterprise platforms or AI infrastructure
- Platform/infrastructure experience: observability, CI/CD, API design
Conditions
Schedule: Remote
Benefits: Not specified