Staff Backend Engineer: AI-Powered Systems & Scale

ai71; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

AI71 is seeking a highly skilled Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure for AI-powered applications. You will work closely with machine learning engineers, data scientists, and frontend developers to create scalable, secure, and efficient backend systems that enable cutting-edge AI capabilities.

What You’ll Bring: 8+ years in backend development with Python/NodeJS, strong REST/GraphQL/gRPC, SQL/NoSQL expertise, and experience with AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of backend development experience with Python and/or NodeJS.
• Strong experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL or gRPC.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Experience on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with distributed computing and microservices architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and APIs for AI-driven applications.
• Optimize database architectures and data pipelines for model training and inference.
• Implement secure authentication, authorization, and data protection mechanisms.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to integrate AI models into production.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance through robust infrastructure design.
• Develop monitoring and logging tools for system health and model performance.
• Write clean, well-documented code following best practices.

Skills

Python

NodeJS

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

gRPC

SQL

NoSQL

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

GraphQL

REST APIs

Job description

AI71 is seeking a highly skilled Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain the core infrastructure for AI-powered applications. You will work closely with machine learning engineers, data scientists, and frontend developers to create scalable, secure, and efficient backend systems that enable cutting-edge AI capabilities.

What You’ll Bring: 8+ years in backend development with Python/NodeJS, strong REST/GraphQL/gRPC, SQL/NoSQL expertise, and experience with AWS/GCP/Azure, Docker,