Backend Engineer

Maxana; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity

Medical, dental, and vision

Flexible paid time off

Learning and development stipend

Job summary

A well-funded AI platform company is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to own features across APIs, CLI tooling, and integrations. You will write clean, efficient Go code, mentor other engineers, and set the technical direction for projects. Ideal candidates should have 5+ years of SaaS experience and familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization. The role offers a competitive salary range of $110,000–$270,000, along with ample benefits including medical and flexible paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production Go experience in a SaaS environment.
• Broad knowledge of backend and frontend systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with containerization.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, production-grade code in Go.
• Build and scale APIs, CLI tools, and billing systems.
• Set technical direction alongside leadership.
• Evaluate and strengthen technical architecture.
• Champion software quality and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Production-grade code in Go (Golang)

Building and scaling APIs

Setting technical direction

Mentoring engineers

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Maxana is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer for a confidential client — a well-funded AI platform company used by ML teams globally. In this role you will own features end to end across APIs, CLI tooling, billing systems, and platform integrations. The team is small and senior, the engineering bar is high, and you will work directly with product and engineering leaders.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, efficient, production-grade code in Go (Golang)
• Build and scale APIs, CLI tools, billing systems, and security integrations
• Set technical direction for large projects alongside engineering and product leadership
• Evaluate and strengthen technical architecture, tooling, and processes
• Champion software quality, drive continuous delivery, and proactively reduce technical debt
• Mentor engineers on system design and operating in high-uncertainty environments

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production Go experience in a SaaS environment
• Broad knowledge of backend and frontend systems — APIs, CLIs, billing, security protocols
• Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Familiarity with containerization — Docker and Kubernetes a strong plus
• Prior startup or high-growth company experience required
• Must be able to work hybrid 2 days/week

Benefits

• Competitive base salary + equity ($110,000–$270,000 range)
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible paid time off
• Learning and development stipend
• Working for a globally recognized company