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Senior Backend Engineer

Remote - San FranciscoRemoteFull-timeCA$169k–CA$220k2026-11-03 → 2026-11-09
Remote

Core

Building scalable backend systems for an AI-powered unified communications platform serving small businesses.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (IC with potential team lead responsibilities)

Builds

Scalable backend systems, core messaging/calling features, and customer onboarding flows

Domain

Telecommunications / Unified Communications / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

TypeScript, Node.js, Object-Oriented Programming (Java/C#), Observability (metrics, logging, tracing), Microservices architecture, Event-driven design, Database management (Postgres, Mongo, Elastic, Redis), Container orchestration (Kubernetes), Cloud infrastructure (AWS)

Preferred skills

AI/ML integration, End-to-end project delivery, Technical mentorship

Technologies

Node, TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, Temporal, RabbitMQ, Postgres, Mongo, Elastic, Redis, Datadog

Responsibilities

Coding and architecting moderate to complex backend components, leading small teams or projects, providing technical guidance and code reviews, optimizing customer onboarding and messaging features

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership potential