Backend Software Engineer - Remote

Verbio; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Company laptop

Private health insurance

Global team

Job summary

Verbio is hiring a backend software engineer to build scalable services for a cloud-based virtual assistant platform. You will develop core components, expose robust APIs, and integrate AI-driven features that enable natural conversations and task completion.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, strong performance tuning, and automation in a fully remote environment, with a global engineering team and modern tooling including Docker, CI, Linux, and popular web technologies.

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science, telecommunications, or a related field.
• 5+ years programming in Python, C++, or Rust.
• 2+ years working on web servers, APIs, or cloud applications.
• Experience building scalable backends that integrate AI capabilities.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI systems, and the Linux command line, including basic system administration.
• Strong collaboration and English proficiency at B2 level or above.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve core backend components for a cloud-based virtual-assistant product.
• Build and maintain web services and APIs, including REST and WebSocket interfaces.
• Integrate AI capabilities into backend systems and contribute to systems designed to scale.
• Work with engineers across disciplines on complex integrations and real-world product implementations.
• Improve development workflows through automation, tooling, and attention to performance.
• Use containerization, CI pipelines, Linux environments, and databases as part of software delivery.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Education

Degree in CS/engineering/telecom

Tools

Docker

CI systems

Linux

Git

REST

WebSocket

APIs

Job description

Role overview

Build backend services for a cloud platform that lets organizations create telephone-based virtual assistants. The work combines scalable application development with integration of AI capabilities, supporting assistants that hold natural conversations and help callers complete tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve core backend components for a cloud-based virtual-assistant product.
• Build and maintain web services and APIs, including REST and WebSocket interfaces.
• Integrate AI capabilities into backend systems and contribute to systems designed to scale.
• Work with engineers across disciplines on complex integrations and real-world product implementations.
• Improve development workflows through automation, tooling, and attention to performance.
• Use containerization, CI pipelines, Linux environments, and databases as part of software delivery.

Requirements

• Degree in computer science, telecommunications, or a related field.
• At least five years of programming experience in Python, C++, or Rust.
• At least two years working on web servers, APIs, or other cloud applications.
• Experience building scalable backends that integrate AI capabilities.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI systems, and the Linux command line, including basic system administration.
• Strong collaboration and strategic problem-solving skills, with English proficiency at B2 level or above.

Nice to have

• Experience with build tools such as CMake or Cargo; software design principles, TDD, and Agile methods; VoIP protocols or telephony toolkits; scripting; Rust; web technologies such as JWT; relational databases; and tools such as Jira or regular expressions.

Benefits and work setup

The role is fully remote and requires residence in the European Union, preferably Spain. A company laptop and employer-paid private health insurance are provided. The team is international and includes engineers and AI specialists. Technologies mentioned include Python, C++, Rust, Docker, Git and CI, PyTorch, ONNX, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash, and SQL.