AI-Native Backend Engineer (Remote - Python)

Claims; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Claims AI is a remote-first startup building a data layer for scientific claims, with a global team. We seek a Software Engineer (Python, full-stack) to maintain and expand our AI-driven research platform, handling document processing, pipelines, and dashboards.

You will work on backend services, API design, and frontend interfaces, joining a hands-on team that ships quickly while maintaining code quality and security. Start in Dec 2026 or Jan 2027.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong Python skills for building maintainable services and data processing apps.
• Experience designing and consuming HTTP APIs with JSON, validation, auth and error handling.
• Working knowledge of TypeScript/JavaScript and React.
• Practical SQL and relational database experience, including data modelling and migrations.
• Comfort with Linux and command-line tools for debugging and investigation.
• Experience with Git, PRs, code review, CI
• Understanding of secure engineering practices and data handling.
• Ability to navigate a codebase and make focused, tested changes.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python backend services, APIs, CLI tools, and workflows.
• Develop and improve web dashboards using TypeScript, React, and modern web frameworks.
• Maintain data pipelines ingesting papers, extracting structured info, and evaluating results.
• Integrate external APIs and AI model providers with robust error handling and retries.
• Work with relational databases and storage, incl. migrations and data integrity checks.
• Troubleshoot production issues, address root causes, and add regression coverage.
• Support deployment automation, CI, logging, and monitoring.
• Refactor code, manage dependencies, and write automated tests; conduct reviews.
• Collaborate with engineering and research to turn requirements into reliable software.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

REST APIs

SQL

Linux

Git

CI/CD

Automated testing

Security

Tools

PostgreSQL

React

FastAPI

Docker

Job description

Claims AI is a remote-first startup building a data layer for scientific claims, with a global team. We seek a Software Engineer (Python, full-stack) to maintain and expand our AI-driven research platform, handling document processing, pipelines, and dashboards.

You will work on backend services, API design, and frontend interfaces, joining a hands-on team that ships quickly while maintaining code quality and security. Start in Dec 2026 or Jan 2027.