AI-Native Product Engineer - End-to-End Backend

Alma; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Vision & Dental

Wellness allowance

PTO 20 days + holidays

Job summary

Alma is an AI-native law firm building an end-to-end AI-powered platform for immigration services. We seek a product engineer who owns features from database to UI, works with founding members and early customers, and helps scale the product rapidly.

You’ll combine backend and frontend work with modern AI tooling to ship high-impact improvements quickly. You will collaborate with design and product teams to translate needs into polished experiences, and you’ll push the limits of AI-assisted

Qualifications

• 2+ years backend development experience with willingness to own frontend work
• Experience developing products built on top of LLMs/ML
• Proficient in Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, containerization and scaling microservices
• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the founding team and early customers to build a world-class AI-powered product.
• Own features end-to-end — architect the backend (server logic, databases, APIs), build the frontend that exposes them, and ship to production.
• Partner with our designer and product team to translate user needs into shipped experiences — not just APIs.
• Engage in the entire application lifecycle with a high bar for coding, debugging, testing, and deploying.
• Operate as a force multiplier with AI tooling — use coding agents to move fast while maintaining quality.

Job description

Alma is an AI-native law firm building an end-to-end AI-powered platform for immigration services. We seek a product engineer who owns features from database to UI, works with founding members and early customers, and helps scale the product rapidly.

You’ll combine backend and frontend work with modern AI tooling to ship high-impact improvements quickly. You will collaborate with design and product teams to translate needs into polished experiences, and you’ll push the limits of AI-assisted