Senior Backend Engineer

Funded.club • New York, NY

5d • $170,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a seasoned Backend Engineer to lead the architecture and development of our scalable, intelligent systems incorporating powerful AI features. In this hands-on role, you’ll use your proven software engineering abilities to design, implement, and maintain robust, high-quality backend APIs and services running on AWS as well as mentoring junior engineers as the team grows. You should be an excellent communicator and a natural problem-solver with a bias for action.

Requirements

• You MUST be a US Citizen or US Green Card Holder
• 5+ years of proven software engineering experience with a deep focus on backend.
• Expert in Python/Django with a focus on performance and scalability
• Prior experience working in a fast-moving startup environment having taken a product from 0 → 1
• Proficient in AWS and infrastructure management.
• Proven track record of designing and shipping production-grade AI features leveraging LLMs, LangChain, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Hands-on experience of deploying, scaling and monitoring AI/ML models, including LLMs, on modern cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with observability tools (Sentry, Prometheus, etc.)
• Knowledge of microservices and event-driven architecture
• Ideally residing within easy reach of NY 10001 for hybrid working (2 – 4 days per week)

Responsibilities

• Lead backend architecture and development — Design and build scalable APIs, services, and async systems using Python, Django and Celery
• Own infrastructure and deployment — Manage and optimize AWS environments (EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS) and build and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines
• Develop intelligent, AI features — Integrate OpenAI, LangChain, and vector databases to deliver production-grade AI functionality
• Lead and mentor junior engineers through code reviews and provide technical guidance
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and stay up-to-date with backend, infrastructure and AI trends to help drive technical strategy

Benefits

• Generous PTO and holiday schedule
• 100% paid healthcare
• HSA benefits
• $1000 WFH stipend per year
• Stock options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed