Staff Backend Engineer, Conversational AI

Trellis; Poland; Remote; PLN 711,000 - 748,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing fintech startup is seeking a remote Staff Backend Engineer for its Conversational AI team. In this role, you will lead complex projects and shape AI-driven customer experiences. The ideal candidate has over 7 years of software development experience, with strong skills in Node.js and Typescript, alongside proven leadership abilities. The company offers competitive compensation and benefits, including unlimited vacation and a fully remote work environment.

Benefits

Unlimited vacation time

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

401(k) retirement savings plan

Bonuses and equity opportunities

Budget for home office equipment

Quarterly team bonding events

Qualifications

• 7+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment.
• 4+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role.
• Ability to lead projects from conception through execution.
• Production experience with Node.js and Typescript.
• Proven experience designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic.

Responsibilities

• Own the ideation and execution of high-impact projects that influence user experience.
• Flesh out and evolve the Conversational AI Engineering roadmap.
• Identify project opportunities and design solutions.
• Guide integration efforts with external agencies.
• Normalize, rank, and evaluate results using ML predictions.

Skills

Node.js

Typescript

Backend systems

RESTful APIs

Clear communication

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Staff Backend Engineer, Conversational AI

Remote

Trellis is a profitable, fast-growing Series A startup backed by top investors like General Catalyst, QED, NYCA, and Amex Ventures.

Our mission: make shopping for home and auto insurance faster, smarter, and easier for everyday Americans. Powered by ML and GenAI, we help people find better insurance — saving them time, money, and stress.

We’re fully remote, built for speed, and led by a third-time fintech founder with a track record of building public companies.

If you move fast, take ownership, and care about your craft, you’ll thrive here.

Position Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Conversational AI team at Trellis, you’ll play a critical role in shaping the future of our AI-driven customer experiences. You’ll architect and build intelligent systems that power natural, engaging conversations between users and our platform. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you’ll transform high-level product initiatives into scalable, well-tested technical solutions.

You’ll lead the way on complex projects by defining scope, setting technical direction, and mentoring teammates along the way. You’ll guide the team through tough challenges, offer thoughtful code reviews, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. Whether you're onboarding new teammates or refining our LLM-driven infrastructure, you’ll be a key force behind our AI innovation.

We believe in paying competitively for great work. For this role, the base salary range is $195,000 – $205,000. We review compensation twice a year to stay competitive and rewarding our team’s contributions.

Who You Are

• Meticulous: You pay attention to detail and take pride in what you deliver
• Articulate: You succinctly and effectively communicate verbal and written technical and non-technical ideas and topics
• Kind, not (just) nice: You provide tough feedback in a clear and concise manner that does not diminish or belittle the recipient
• Opinionated: You bring strong opinions to discussions but are willing to change your mind when presented with new or better information
• Product-minded: You focus on the “why” just as much as the “what” or “how”
• Collaborative: You work within your team and cross-functionally to build consensus and achieve results
• Autonomous: You are self-motivated, able to hold yourself accountable, and can generate high-value work with little direct supervision

What You’ll Do

• Own the ideation and execution of high-impact projects that directly influence the user experience and business outcomes
• Flesh out and evolve the Conversational AI Engineering roadmap alongside product and technical leadership
• Incept projects: identify opportunities, design solutions, and lead implementation
• Guide integration efforts with external agencies and insurance carriers
• Normalize, rank, and evaluate results using ML-based predictions to determine optimal user paths
• Work closely with our Data Science team to leverage MLMs in tools like DataRobot for retention forecasting and decision logic
• Ensure scalability and performance across the platform as we continue to grow

What You’ll Need

While you don’t need all of these to be successful in this role, we think you’ll be more successful the more you have

• 7+ years’ experience developing software in a production environment
• 4+ years’ experience in a senior engineer role
• Ability to lead projects from conception through execution
• Production experience with Node.js and Typescript
• Proven experience working in backend systems, designing RESTful APIs and codifying business logic on top of data stores
• Exceptional ability to communicate clearly and concisely, particularly in Slack and technical documents
• Experience in product development where you were a key decision maker
• Cross-functional leadership and collaboration experience

Trellis is a fantastic place to work

Join a talented, passionate team:

• Flat, collaborative, transparent culture; get in at the ground floor and be a true business partner
• Opportunities for growth and development within your role and all areas of the organization
• 75th-percentile (competitive!) compensation
• 100% remote work environment
• Quarterly, fun team bonding events

Trellis additionally offers competitive benefits:

• Unlimited vacation time
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Bonuses and equity opportunities
• Budget for home office equipment

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