Senior AI-Native Software Engineer

Lean Solutions Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technology Services is seeking an AI-Native Software Engineer to build scalable backend systems using Node.js and modern data technologies. You will work on distributed architectures and contribute to AI-powered capabilities, including MCP integrations.

The role emphasizes backend development with a strong foundation in REST APIs, databases, and event-driven patterns. Collaboration across teams and adapting to high-volume transactions is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of strong professional backend software development experience.
• Hands-on Node.js/JavaScript or TypeScript; Python/Java/C# acceptable.
• Experience designing distributed systems and microservices.
• Practical experience with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming tech.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server or similar.
• Experience with NoSQL databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis.
• Experience designing REST APIs and backend integrations.
• Strong understanding of architecture, scalability, concurrency, reliability.
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms with high-volume transactions.
• Understanding of AI/LLM concepts and AI integration.
• Familiarity with AI agents, tools, context, orchestration, MCP.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable backend systems using Node.js and microservices.
• Work on distributed architectures and data technologies.
• Contribute to AI-powered capabilities and MCP integrations.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript/JavaScript

Distributed systems

Kafka

REST APIs

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

Cloud familiarity

AI/LLM concepts

MCP familiarity

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

SQL Server

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Redis

REST client libraries

Event-driven architecture

Job description

Company Overview:

Global Technology Services is a rapidly expanding organization situated in Medellín, Colombia. We pride ourselves on possessing one of the most influential networks within software development and IT services for the entertainment, financial, and logistics sectors. Our corporate projections offer a multitude of opportunities for professionals to elevate their careers and experience substantial growth. Joining our team means engaging with expansive engineering teams across Latin America, Philippines and the United States, contributing to cutting-edge developments in multiple industries.

Position Title: AI-Native Software Engineer

Category: Software Engineering.

Seniority: Senior

Location: Long Beach, CA, USA.

What you will be doing:

We are looking for a AI-Native Software Engineer with strong experience building scalable backend systems using Node.js, distributed architectures, and modern data technologies. The ideal candidate has experience working with e-commerce systems and understands how high-volume transactional platforms, integrations, and event-driven architectures operate.

This role will focus primarily on backend development while also contributing to emerging AI-powered capabilities, agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. Candidates do not need to be AI experts, but should have a solid conceptual understanding of how LLMs, AI agents, tools, MCP, and AI-driven workflows work and how they can be integrated into production applications.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of strong professional experience in backend software development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript development or other similar languages like python, Java, C#, Etc.
• Experience designing and developing distributed systems and microservices.
• Practical experience with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies.
• Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or similar.
• Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, or similar.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and backend integrations.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, concurrency, reliability, and distributed-system concepts.
• Familiarity with e-commerce platforms or systems, preferably involving high-volume transactions, orders, inventory, payments, catalog, or customer data.
• Understanding of AI/LLM concepts and how AI can be integrated into software applications.
• Familiarity with AI agents, including concepts such as tools, function calling, context, orchestration, and agent workflows.
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and its purpose in connecting AI models with tools and external systems.

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience building AI-enabled applications or integrating LLM APIs.
• Experience with React or modern frontend development.
• Experience implementing or consuming MCP servers/tools.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Strong communication skills.