Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead: AI-Native Platform

SureIn; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A tech startup specializing in AI solutions is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer / Tech Lead to drive backend architecture and system ownership in an AI-centric environment. This foundational role involves hands-on design and mentorship within a rapidly growing team. Candidates should possess extensive backend experience in Node.js and TypeScript, along with strong architectural skills in distributed systems. The position allows for significant influence over technical decisions and collaboration with leadership, ensuring immediate impact in a high-autonomy setting.

Leistungen

High autonomy

Direct collaboration with leadership

Foundational role with growth opportunities

Qualifikationen

• Extensive experience building backend systems with Node.js / TypeScript.
• Strong architectural skills in distributed systems, async workflows, and service boundaries.
• Deep understanding of data modeling and relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern DevOps tooling.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM system integration or strong motivation to learn quickly.

Aufgaben

• Design and own core backend architecture across multiple services.
• Build and scale distributed, event-driven systems.
• Establish patterns for reliability, performance, and observability.
• Own major technical decisions and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Architect integrations with LLM-driven components.

Kenntnisse

Node.js / TypeScript

Distributed systems

Data modeling and relational databases

AWS

Terraform

Jobbeschreibung

Your mission

Role Summary

• We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer /Tech Leadwho can operate as a senior individual contributor while also setting technical direction, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring the team as we grow.

• This role is ideal for someone who has already worked as a senior/staff-level engineer or informal tech lead, and wants to take on more architectural ownership and long-term influence in a fast-moving AI-centric environment.

• You will partner closely with the CPTO and collaborate with backend, AI, and product teams to deliver high-impact systems.

Architecture & System Ownership

• Design and own core backend architecture across multiple services

• Build and scale distributed, event-driven systems

• Establish patterns for reliability, performance, and observability

• Own major technical decisions and ensure long-term maintainability

AI-Enabled Systems

• Architect integrations with LLM-driven components

• Work on retrieval layers, inference pipelines, and structured output flows

• Collaborate with AI engineers on evaluation, monitoring, and model integration

Infrastructure & Reliability

• Oversee backend infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, CI/CD

• Improve resilience, security, and operational excellence

• Drive observability, monitoring, and instrumentation practices

Engineering Leadership (non-manager IC)

• Define and enforce code quality, architecture standards, and review practices

• Guide backend engineers through complex problem-solving and design

• Contribute to hiring, interviewing, and onboarding future team members

• Work closely with product to drive technical planning and roadmap execution

Your profile

Technical Expertise

• Extensive experience building backend systems with Node.js / TypeScript

• Strong architectural skills in distributed systems, async workflows, and service boundaries

• Deep understanding of data modeling and relational databases (PostgreSQL)

• Experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, and modern DevOps tooling

• Familiarity with AI/LLM system integration or strong motivation to learn quickly

Leadership Qualities

• Strong communicator who can articulate trade-offs and technical reasoning

• Collaborative, low-ego and pragmatic - prioritizes outcomes over ego

• Bias for action - comfortable shipping fast in ambiguous 0→1 environments

• System thinker - sees the big picture while delivering incrementally

• Natural mentor to other engineers, even without formal people management

Voices from your team

What Makes This Role Unique

• Founding-level influence: shape architecture, engineering culture, and long direction

• Hands-on role with the opportunity to grow into leadership as the team expands

• Direct collaboration with the CPTO and AI engineering

• Build foundational infrastructure for an AI-native platform - rare and career-defining

• High autonomy, fast iteration, immediate impact

• Backed by world-class VCs (Sequoia Arc)

Why SureIn?

SureIn is building an AI-native backend automation platform for a highly complex and operationally heavy industry.

We are Sequoia Arc alumni, backed by top-tier investors, and we’re now building the next version of our platform - one that deeply integrates AI, automation, and distributed systems.

We’re hiring a Senior Backend Engineer /Tech Lead who will work hands‑on to design core architecture, guide engineering excellence, and grow into leadership as the team scales. This is a foundational role with significant ownership.