Staff Backend Engineer, AI Operations (Portugal)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Significant equity options package.

20 days of paid time off annually.

Remote-first working environment

Global team offsites

Gym stipend

Mobile phone bill stipend

Continuing education credits

US healthcare options (where eligible)

Job summary

Jobgether is partnering with a customer to hire a Staff Backend Engineer, Operations based in Portugal. You will design scalable backend systems and production-grade AI-powered workflows for high-stakes insurance decisions.

As a technical leader, you will guide architecture, own critical initiatives, and collaborate across product, business, and engineering teams while mentoring colleagues in a fast-growing, remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Led at least one major project as tech lead.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs in production.
• Strong Python proficiency; other OO languages welcome.
• Experience with AWS, Lambda, Step Functions, asynchronous workflows.
• Relational DBs and PostgreSQL tuning.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, execution, and communication.
• Proactive mindset with complex problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend initiatives and define scalable architectures.
• Design services, data models, and asynchronous pipelines.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders.
• Mentor teammates and promote best practices.

Skills

Python

LLMs in production

AWS

PostgreSQL

Technical leadership

Communication skills

Serverless

Backend design

Job description

Jobgether is partnering with a customer to hire a Staff Backend Engineer, Operations based in Portugal. You will design scalable backend systems and production-grade AI-powered workflows for high-stakes insurance decisions.

As a technical leader, you will guide architecture, own critical initiatives, and collaborate across product, business, and engineering teams while mentoring colleagues in a fast-growing, remote-first environment.