Backend Engineer

Engenious

Backend Engineer developing AI-driven products at Engenious. Collaborating with clients to deliver scalable backend solutions for education and productivity tools.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GraphQLJavaKafkaMicroservicesPythonRabbitMQSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship end-to-end features across the high-load backend services
Design scalable APIs and services
Build and integrate AI-powered features into product workflows
Work with LLM-based systems and AI-driven services
Improve performance, reliability, and system architecture
Collaborate with product, design, and AI teams (both Engenious and client-side)
Contribute to technical decisions and engineering standards
Mentor engineers and support team growth

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in backend development
Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot is a must
Knowledge of system scaling, REST APIs, GraphQL, microservices, and message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience with Python
Strong fundamentals in algorithms and system design
Experience building or integrating AI-powered features (LLMs, APIs, or similar)
Experience building and scaling production systems
Experience debugging complex systems
Strong product mindset and attention to user experience
Hands-on experience designing and operating WebSocket-based real-time systems at scale
Experience working within cross-team collaboration responsible for high-load production systems, including services serving 100,000+ users or operating at significant request-per-second scale.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire; we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, mental health)
Paid time off and holidays
Parental leave
401(k) / retirement options (if applicable)
Professional development support
Additional stipends (wellness, home office, etc.)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Backend DevelopmentREST APIsGraphQLMicroservicesMessage BrokersPythonAlgorithmsSystem DesignWebSocket SystemsDebugging

Soft Skills

CollaborationMentoringProduct MindsetAttention to User Experience