Staff Backend Engineer, AI Operations (Italy-based)

Jobgether; Italia; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Paid time off 20 days

Remote-first working environment

Global team offsites

Job summary

Jobgether seeks a Staff Backend Engineer, Operations based in Italy to lead the design and delivery of scalable backend infrastructure for AI-powered insurance workflows. You will own major initiatives, drive architecture decisions, and mentor teammates while collaborating with product and business units to deliver secure, scalable systems.

With 8+ years in backend engineering and deep experience deploying LLM-powered solutions, you will influence technical strategy, optimize data pipelines, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the technical lead for at least one significant project or initiative.
• Hands-on experience working with LLMs in production and understanding deployment at scale.
• Strong proficiency in Python; other OO languages welcome.
• Experience with AWS, Lambda, Step Functions, asynchronous workflows, and cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL and performance optimization.
• Proven ability to serve as a trusted technical resource for engineering, product, and business stakeholders.
• Strong ownership and execution skills with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication and ability to advocate for technical decisions.
• Proactive, experimental mindset and enthusiasm for solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of major backend initiatives, including services, data models, asynchronous pipelines, and evaluation frameworks using Python and AWS.
• Define technical direction for large-scale LLM systems, balancing reliability, cost, latency, evaluation, and explainability.
• Drive architectural discussions and make high-impact systems design decisions across the product.
• Deliver significant product improvements and innovations while helping scope new features and technical initiatives.
• Manage technical debt strategically, determining when to prioritize rapid delivery and when to invest in long-term improvements.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to guide organization-wide decisions, balancing data, resources, and technical trade-offs.
• Establish and promote best practices across development, testing, deployment, and code review processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve product quality and testing across services, modules, and products.
• Mentor and support colleagues while representing the engineering organization in recruiting, training, and external interactions.
• Use AI-powered development tools thoughtfully to increase individual productivity and strengthen team execution.

Skills

Backend engineering

Technical leadership

LLMs in prod

Python

AWS

PostgreSQL

Communication

Ownership

Architectural design

Problem solving

Tools

AWS Lambda

Step Functions

Job description

Jobgether seeks a Staff Backend Engineer, Operations based in Italy to lead the design and delivery of scalable backend infrastructure for AI-powered insurance workflows. You will own major initiatives, drive architecture decisions, and mentor teammates while collaborating with product and business units to deliver secure, scalable systems.

With 8+ years in backend engineering and deep experience deploying LLM-powered solutions, you will influence technical strategy, optimize data pipelines, and