Senior Software Engineer

Culturello

Senior Software Engineer at Culturello shaping AI-driven production platform used by millions. Collaborating across engineering, product, and design to evolve systems in an AI-driven world.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudLaravelMySQLPHP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain advanced backend features that support scale, reliability, and excellent user experiences.
Architect and evolve APIs and services with an emphasis on performance, clarity, and long-term maintainability.
Contribute to the design and implementation of AI-powered features using techniques such as LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and agent-based workflows.
Use modern AI coding tools to accelerate development while maintaining high standards for correctness, security, and maintainability.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across application code, databases, and infrastructure.
Help ensure our systems meet high standards for data integrity, privacy, and security.
Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver cohesive solutions.
Mentor other engineers, participate in technical decision-making, and contribute to a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience building backend systems with PHP and Laravel (or equivalent frameworks).
Deep experience operating production MySQL databases at scale.
Experience applying AI technologies in production systems or a demonstrated ability to learn and deploy new technologies quickly and responsibly.
Hands-on exposure to modern AI concepts such as LLMs, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, or AI agents — you may not be an expert in all of them, but you’ve worked with or meaningfully explored some and understand how they are applied in real systems.
Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred).
Comfort working in CI/CD-driven environments.
Strong communication skills in written and remote-first settings.
Ability to break down complex systems into manageable, well-designed components.
A collaborative mindset and willingness to both give and receive feedback.
Experience working effectively on distributed or remote teams.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Multiple health benefit plans and a company-funded FSA
MacBook Pro, monitors, and necessary equipment
Paid subscriptions and learning resources (Cursor, PhpStorm, Laracasts, books, and more)
Generous paid time off, flexible schedules, and a healthy work-life balance

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Hard Skills & Tools

PHPLaravelMySQLAI technologiesLLMsRAGembeddingsvector databasescloud infrastructureCI/CD

Soft Skills

strong communication skillscollaborative mindsetability to break down complex systemsmentoringparticipation in technical decision-makingculture of learningcontinuous improvementfeedbackworking effectively on distributed teamsremote-first communication