AI-Native Backend Engineer — Rapid Tooling & Automation

Guardian Service Holdings LLC; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, medical, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Cell phone reimbursement

Flexible time off

Relax & Recharge bonus

Learning and development stipend

Charity Match program

Job summary

Guardian Service Holdings LLC is seeking an AI-native software engineer to prototype and deploy internal tools that improve company operations. The role focuses on backend-heavy, AI-enabled systems that automate workflows across CRM, email, telephony, and operations.

You will work with business teams to turn pain points into working software—often in days, not months—and own deployment and scaling of tools across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong fluency in Python.
• Strong backend engineering and systems design skills.
• Experience building internal tools, workflow automations, or platform utilities.
• Ability to operate independently from vague problem to working solution.
• Familiarity with Google Cloud (e.g., BigQuery, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub).
• Strong debugging instincts and practical product sense.
• Comfort using AI tools and LLM APIs in development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype internal tools that eliminate manual work and improve efficiency.
• Partner directly with business teams to translate workflow problems into software solutions.
• Design, build, and deploy backend-heavy applications and automations.
• Build tools locally for fast iteration, then migrate to cloud environments when validated.
• Use LLMs and AI tooling pragmatically to accelerate development and enhance functionality.
• Design system architectures, APIs, and async workflows.
• Integrate tools with CRM, email, telephony, and internal data systems.
• Own deployment, monitoring, and iteration of tools as they scale.

Skills

Python

Backend engineering

Systems design

Internal tools

AI tooling

LLM APIs

Independent problem solving

Tools

Google Cloud

BigQuery

Cloud Run

Pub/Sub

Salesforce

Job description

Guardian Service Holdings LLC is seeking an AI-native software engineer to prototype and deploy internal tools that improve company operations. The role focuses on backend-heavy, AI-enabled systems that automate workflows across CRM, email, telephony, and operations.

You will work with business teams to turn pain points into working software—often in days, not months—and own deployment and scaling of tools across the organization.