Senior Backend Engineer, Conversational AI

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. Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $159,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Guide your team in delivering high quality, well tested technical solutions providing technical and project oversight
Lead by example through the quality of your code and your approach to your work
Own projects through the entire software development lifecycle - from planning and development to validation, iteration, and maintenance
Translate conceptual work into well-crafted tech plans for review by technical leadership and key stakeholders
Leverage your understanding of the business and engineering strategies to design experiments and high-value projects that impact the work your team is doing
Expertly navigate complex systems and domains to identify key challenges and create plans to address them
Own system quality and hold your team members accountable through constructive and actionable feedback
Level up the team through code review feedback and knowledge sharing sessions
Assist in the onboarding of new engineering hires

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
2+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role
Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
Deep expertise in system architecture and design
Proven success in operational excellence
Cross-functional leadership and collaboration experience
Familiarity with cloud environments, especially the Google Cloud stack

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance starts day one
Flexible vacation (yes, actually flexible)
Wellness programming, because balance matters
401(k) and HSA contributions, FSAs, bonuses & equity opportunities
Paid parental leave
Quarterly virtual and/or in-person events that keep us connected

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsTypescriptbackend systemsRESTful APIssystem architecturedesignoperational excellencesoftware development lifecycletechnical oversightproject management

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcollaborationfeedbackknowledge sharingproblem-solvingaccountabilityteam developmentconstructive criticismdecision making