Adaptiq
Senior Backend AI Engineer
Remote Senior $4.7k–$12.8k/moest.
Summary
Adaptiq is a technology hub specializing in building R&D teams for fast-growing product companies. Zenity is the first security governance platform built for AI Copilots and Low-Code/No-Code applications, and we are hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to drive the evolution of our enterprise security platform.
What you'll do
- Design and build backend services powering security governance for GenAI, Copilots, and Low-Code platforms
- Deliver end-to-end product features used by enterprise customers at scale
- Develop detection logic, data flows, and validation layers for complex workflows and automations
- Work with distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native components
- Build and optimize SQL schema, queries, data models, and near-real-time processing pipelines
- Leverage AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) extensively as part of daily development workflow for design, implementation, refactoring, and debugging
- Participate in design reviews and collaborate closely with product and security teams
- Implement security-focused backend solutions that help enterprises adopt AI responsibly
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in backend software development (Python, Java, Kotlin, C#, Go, Node.js, Scala)
- Proven delivery of production features on core product systems with real user impact
- Strong SQL fundamentals with hands-on experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL plus familiarity with MongoDB or DynamoDB
- Experience building distributed systems or microservices, including observability and CI/CD automation
- Experience working with AI agents or copilots (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar) as part of daily development workflow
- Understanding of AI-first development principles such as prompt/context engineering, human-in-the-loop workflows, and validation of AI-generated code
- Solid cloud background (AWS preferred) and hands-on work with Docker and container-based deployments
- Experience contributing to high-scale or customer-facing products
- Experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines or large-scale data systems
- Strong English communication skills and experience collaborating with distributed teams
- Ownership mindset and ability to take features from design to production
Conditions
Work in a dynamic, Agile environment with an AI-first mindset. Engineering teams actively leverage AI throughout the entire development lifecycle. Collaborate with distributed teams on enterprise-scale security platform development.