Senior Backend Engineer

Oscar

Austin (TX)

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Flexible PTO

Home office stipend

Wellness allowance

Learning & development budget

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance their AI systems. This role involves designing backend services, integrating large language models, and collaborating with teams to deliver scalable features. The position offers competitive pay, equity, and a remote-first culture, making it ideal for skilled engineers looking to make an impact.

Qualifications

5+ years of backend software development experience.
Strong proficiency with Python and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar).
Experience deploying and working with LLMs in real-world products.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python.
Integrate and serve LLMs in production.
Collaborate with ML engineers and product teams.

Skills

Python

Cloud Infrastructure

RESTful APIs

Asynchronous Programming

Containerized Services

Data Pipeline Tools

Product Mindset

Job description

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Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer - Python / AI / LLMs
Location: Remote (U.S. preferred)
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: $120,000 - $180,000 + equity
Benefits: Competitive healthcare, flexible PTO, remote-first culture, home office stipend, wellness allowance, learning & development budget

About Us

We're a fast-moving startup on a mission to build AI-powered tools that make complex work simple, faster, and more intelligent. We leverage cutting-edge large language models (LLMs) to solve real problems across industries. Our team is small, senior, and passionate about what we build-every line of code makes a visible impact.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join us in scaling the backend infrastructure that powers our AI systems.

What You'll Do

Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
Integrate and serve LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, or open-source models) in production
Collaborate with ML engineers and product teams to deliver intelligent, scalable features
Build and optimize data pipelines for inference, prompt processing, and model fine-tuning
Architect systems that balance performance, security, and maintainability
Own projects end-to-end-from architecture and implementation to testing and monitoring

What We're Looking For

5+ years of backend software development experience
Strong proficiency with Python and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar)
Experience deploying and working with LLMs in real-world products
Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, and containerized services (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with data pipeline tools and task queues (Airflow, Celery, etc.)
Product mindset-you think beyond code and care about usability, performance, and impact

Bonus Skills (Not Required but Nice to Have)