Senior Backend AI Engineer / San Francisco

Motion Recruitment; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Stock Options

Equity Participation

Professional Development Opportunities

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Full Stack AI Engineer to build AI-powered tools and automation platforms for a health, wellness, and connected-device company. You will work on APIs, data integrations, and internal applications using Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and SQL.

You will collaborate with software, hardware, operations, and ML teams, owning projects from concept to deployment, and apply cutting-edge AI technologies to deliver measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Full Stack Engineering experience
• Strong Python development experience
• Strong TypeScript and/or JavaScript experience
• SQL and database development experience
• Experience building AI-powered applications, tools, or automation systems
• Experience developing APIs, integrations, and internal tools
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and solve complex technical challenges
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants such as Claude, Devin, or similar tools
• Strong product mindset and user experience focus
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Build AI-powered tools, integrations, automation platforms, monitoring systems, and internal applications using Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL, APIs, and modern AI technologies
• Own projects from concept through deployment in collaboration with software, hardware, operations, and ML teams
• Contribute to solutions that improve customer experience and faster support resolution

Skills

Full Stack

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

SQL

AI-powered apps

APIs & Integrations

Debugging

Independent work

AI coding assistants

Product mindset

Communication

Job description

Looking to build AI systems that directly improve the customer experience for a rapidly growing consumer technology company? An innovative venture-backed organization in the health, wellness, and connected-device space is seeking a Full Stack AI Engineer to join their team. This full-time position focuses on building AI-powered tools, integrations, automation platforms, monitoring systems, and internal applications using Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, SQL, APIs, and modern AI technologies. You’ll play a key role in creating solutions that help customers receive faster support, smarter issue resolution, and a world-class experience.

What makes this opportunity stand out is the chance to work at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and customer experience. The team is seeking a highly autonomous engineer who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, building innovative tools from scratch, and leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies to drive meaningful business outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to partner with software, hardware, operations, and machine learning teams while owning projects from concept through deployment. If you’re passionate about AI, automation, and building products that positively impact people’s lives, this role offers exceptional ownership and career growth within a mission-driven environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of Full Stack Engineering experience
• Strong Python development experience
• Strong TypeScript and/or JavaScript experience
• SQL and database development experience
• Experience building AI-powered applications, tools, or automation systems
• Experience developing APIs, integrations, and internal tools
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and solve complex technical challenges
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants such as Claude, Devin, or similar tools
• Strong product mindset and user experience focus
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
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Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience building AI agents, chatbots, or conversational platforms
• Customer support or customer experience technology experience
• SRE, monitoring, observability, or incident response experience
• Experience building dashboards and analytics solutions
• Experience writing postmortems or COEs
• Experience working with connected devices or IoT products
• Experience collaborating with Machine Learning teams
• Startup or high-growth technology company experience
• Passion for health, fitness, wellness, or consumer technology
• Personal projects demonstrating technical curiosity

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• 40% AI Systems & Automation

• 30% Full Stack Development

• 20% APIs & Integrations

• 10% Monitoring & Analytics

• XX% Red Hat Linux

• XX% Windows Server 2010

The Offer

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Stock Options
• Equity Participation
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Career Growth in a High-Growth Technology Company
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI and emerging technologies

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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