Software Engineer

LEAD BACKEND ENGINEER – AI PLATFORM & SERVICES

REMOTE (U.S.)

$175,000 – $210,000 BASE + BENEFITS

The Opportunity We're partnering with a growing SaaS organization that is investing heavily in AI and advanced analytics to build the next generation of intelligent software solutions. The company is looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to play a key role in bringing AI-powered capabilities to market. You'll work at the intersection of software engineering, platform architecture, and machine learning, helping transform AI concepts into scalable, customer-facing products. This is a hands-on technical leadership position for someone who enjoys building systems, solving complex engineering challenges, and influencing technical direction without moving into people management.

The Engineering Environment The team is focused on:

• Modern cloud-based platform development
• Scalable backend architecture and distributed systems
• Production AI and machine learning applications
• Close collaboration between Engineering and Data Science
• Platform modernization and long-term technical strategy
• Agile development, CI/CD, and engineering best practices

What You'll Do

• Design and build scalable backend systems that support AI-driven products and services
• Deploy and integrate technologies such as LLMs, generative AI, RAG, predictive models, and intelligent workflows
• Partner with Data Science teams to move machine learning models from experimentation into production
• Create reusable services and infrastructure that accelerate future AI development
• Lead technical initiatives from architecture and design through implementation and deployment
• Evaluate emerging technologies and help shape platform strategy
• Improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security across the platform
• Provide technical guidance and communicate architectural recommendations to stakeholders and leadership

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in backend development with Java
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale SaaS or enterprise platforms
• Track record of delivering AI or machine learning solutions into production environments
• Experience working closely with Data Scientists and ML teams
• Strong architecture, system design, and technical leadership capabilities
• Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong understanding of software quality, CI/CD, monitoring, security, and scalability
• Exposure to technologies such as Python, FastAPI, LangChain, vector databases, RAG, ML pipelines, model serving, or LLM integrations is a plus

Why This Role

• Direct influence on the company's AI strategy and roadmap
• Build AI-powered products that have real customer impact
• High ownership and visibility across engineering leadership
• Work alongside product, data science, and executive stakeholders
• Opportunity to solve challenging technical problems at scale
• Fully remote work environment
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior-level backend engineer who wants to remain hands-on while helping shape the future of AI-enabled products. The ideal candidate has a strong Java foundation, has successfully delivered AI capabilities into production, and enjoys turning innovative ideas into scalable, real-world solutions.