Software Engineer
LEAD BACKEND ENGINEER – AI PLATFORM & SERVICESREMOTE (U.S.)$175,000 – $210,000 BASE + BENEFITSThe 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 GCPStrong 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 RoleDirect 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.