About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a small, fast-moving team building an AI-powered SaaS platform from the ground up. This is a founding engineering role. You will work directly with the product owner from detailed written specifications and own a critical layer of the backend system.
This is a full-time position.
What You Will Be Doing
- Designing and building core backend services in Python and FastAPI
- Designing and implementing a modular, extensible architecture that supports multiple third-party integrations
- Building and maintaining a multi-tenant PostgreSQL schema designed for enterprise scale
- Implementing async processing pipelines using AWS SQS and AWS EventBridge
- Integrating with identity and access management systems for enterprise SSO and role-based access control
- Writing clean, well-documented code from detailed written specifications
- Submitting daily written progress updates
Must-Have Skills
- Python - 4+ years in production systems
- FastAPI or equivalent async Python framework in production
- PostgreSQL - multi-tenant schema design, indexing, and query optimization
- Designing modular, extensible backend architectures with clear separation of concerns
- Async messaging systems - AWS SQS, RabbitMQ, or equivalent in production
- AWS - EC2, RDS, S3, API Gateway at a working level
- Experience integrating backend systems with third-party APIs and external services
- Strong written English communication
Nice to Have
- Experience with event-driven architecture and AWS EventBridge
- Prior work on multi-tenant SaaS platforms at production scale
- Familiarity with Keycloak or similar enterprise identity providers
- Experience designing plugin or integration framework architectures
- Background in AI, ML, or speech/audio processing platforms
Non-Negotiables
- Senior level only. Mid-level candidates will not be considered.
- Production systems only. Your portfolio must show systems that handled real users and real load.
- You must be comfortable working independently from written specifications without daily verbal guidance.
- Daily written progress updates are required. Verbal-first communicators are not the right fit.
- IP assignment agreement and NDA must be signed before engagement begins.
- You will not communicate directly with other developers. All coordination goes through the product owner.
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):
- A brief description of the most complex backend system you have built - what the architecture looked like and what decisions you made
- Your GitHub profile or a production code sample in Python
- Your expected monthly rate and availability
Work Location: Remote
