Senior AI-Native Backend Engineer for Scalable E‑commerce

leantechio; Washington; On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 paid sick days (48 hours) per year

2 weeks PTO after 90 days

15 paid vacation days annually

Medical & Dental Benefits

Company-paid holidays

FMLA leave

Discretionary performance bonus

401(k) with employer matching

Severance benefits

Job summary

Global Technology Services in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior AI-Native Software Engineer to build scalable backend systems using Node.js, distributed architectures, and modern data technologies. You will focus on backend development while contributing to AI-powered capabilities and MCP integrations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, with experience in SQL/NoSQL, REST APIs, and event streams like Kafka, and familiarity with e-commerce contexts and AI concepts.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development experience.
• Experience with Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Designing distributed systems and microservices.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience building REST APIs and backend integrations.
• Understanding of scalable, concurrent distributed architectures.
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms with high-volume transactions.
• Knowledge of AI/LLM concepts and tool integrations.
• Familiarity with MCP and AI tool orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development focusing on scalable services.
• Contribute to AI-powered capabilities and MCP integrations.
• Design and implement distributed architectures and microservices.
• Work with event streaming (Kafka) and data platforms.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Independent work

Tools

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Apache Kafka

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

REST APIs

MCP

AI concepts

Job description

Global Technology Services in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior AI-Native Software Engineer to build scalable backend systems using Node.js, distributed architectures, and modern data technologies. You will focus on backend development while contributing to AI-powered capabilities and MCP integrations.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in backend development, with experience in SQL/NoSQL, REST APIs, and event streams like Kafka, and familiarity with e-commerce contexts and AI concepts.