Backend Engineer

SaidGig; New York (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

SaidGig is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build scalable services that power AI training and evaluation workflows. You will work on high-performance APIs, design robust data models, and ensure security and reliability in a remote setting.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into practical backend solutions, review code, and help shape system architecture. This contract role offers flexible remote engagement and competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of backend development experience with modern languages.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling.
• Understanding of security, authentication, and authorization best practices.
• Experience with cloud providers (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong written and verbal communication and collaborative working style.
• Ability to succeed in a fully remote team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications and effective backend solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Improve system reliability, security, and efficiency to support seamless user experiences.
• Write clean, documented, thoroughly tested code that follows engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production backend issues, addressing root causes and driving continuous improvement.
• Contribute ideas and technical judgment to architecture discussions and decisions.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Security and auth

Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Docker/Kubernetes

Communication

Remote collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Role Overview

Build scalable backend systems that support the training and evaluation of next-generation AI models. Your real-world engineering expertise will help improve how these systems learn, reason, and perform. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Translate business needs into technical specifications and effective backend solutions in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Improve system reliability, security, and efficiency to support seamless user experiences.
• Write clean, documented, thoroughly tested code that follows engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing sessions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve production backend issues, addressing root causes and driving continuous improvement.
• Contribute ideas and technical judgment to architecture discussions and decisions.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of proven backend development experience using modern programming languages.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases and data modeling principles.
• Understanding of security, authentication, and authorization best practices.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure, plus containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative, proactive working style.
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced, fully remote team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with event-driven or serverless architectures.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership on backend teams.

Work Terms

Remote contract engagement.

Compensation

$60 to $110 per hour.