Remote Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & AI Workflows

Lever, Inc.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 225,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote, globally distributed

Two-week paid work trial

No LeetCode-style interviews

Ownership of backend projects

Work with AI-powered products

Job summary

Lever, Inc. in Saudia Arabia—open globally—for a Software Engineer: Backend to build scalable infrastructure powering AI-driven business communication products.

You will design robust APIs and backend services for high-volume messaging, owning the full development lifecycle from research to deployment in a globally distributed, asynchronous team. The role emphasizes strong written English, independent work, and participation in recurring team meetings as needed.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of web API architecture and scalable APIs.
• Experience taking projects from concept to production in backend systems.
• Excellent written English communication in an asynchronous setup.
• Ability to work independently while seeking input when needed.
• Comfortable in remote, globally distributed startup environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly scalable, well-documented APIs for new products.
• Lead backend initiatives from research through deployment and evaluation.
• Create engineering requirement documents translating ideas into actionable tasks.
• Build automated test suites to ensure performance and reliability.
• Implement analytics and monitoring to measure feature success.
• Contribute to high-scale backend systems including messaging, webhooks, and services.
• Collaborate across teams in an asynchronous environment.

Skills

Web API architecture

Backend software engineering

English communication

Independent work

Asynchronous environment

Job description

Lever, Inc. in Saudia Arabia—open globally—for a Software Engineer: Backend to build scalable infrastructure powering AI-driven business communication products.

You will design robust APIs and backend services for high-volume messaging, owning the full development lifecycle from research to deployment in a globally distributed, asynchronous team. The role emphasizes strong written English, independent work, and participation in recurring team meetings as needed.