Remote Senior Full-Stack Engineer, AI-First Backend

Phx Fwd; United States; Remote; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Remote work (US/Canada)

Flexible PTO

Health, dental, vision

Job summary

Postscript is the AI messaging platform trusted by thousands of Shopify brands. The Senior Software Engineer will own meaningful systems end-to-end, drive technical quality, and help shape engineering standards for AI-first development.

This is a high-autonomy, remote role with a strong emphasis on owning both architecture and delivery. The role requires 6+ years building large-scale backend systems, fluency with Python/Go/React/TypeScript, and hands-on work with Kubernetes, AWS, and Datadog.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building large-scale backend systems and APIs.
• Active daily user of AI coding tools and able to discuss impact on output and workflow.
• Proficient in Python, Go, React, and TypeScript; experience with Kubernetes, AWS, and Datadog.

Responsibilities

• Own core systems and product areas, serving as the go-to technical expert.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable REST APIs and backend services.
• Architect and maintain high-availability distributed systems.
• Drive modularization and reduce technical debt while delivering features.

Skills

Backend systems

AI tooling

Distributed systems

Async collaboration

Code reviews

System architecture

Tools

Python

Go

React

TypeScript

Kubernetes

AWS

Datadog

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Postscript is the AI messaging platform trusted by thousands of Shopify brands. The Senior Software Engineer will own meaningful systems end-to-end, drive technical quality, and help shape engineering standards for AI-first development.

This is a high-autonomy, remote role with a strong emphasis on owning both architecture and delivery. The role requires 6+ years building large-scale backend systems, fluency with Python/Go/React/TypeScript, and hands-on work with Kubernetes, AWS, and Datadog.