Senior Backend Engineer

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC is seeking an experienced backend engineer in Oklahoma City, United States. The role involves designing and building APIs, implementing security controls, and supporting AI integrations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in backend engineering with strong skills in TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Go, or Java. U.S. Citizenship and a Top Secret clearance are required. AWS and AI experience are preferred. This position is vital for developing mission-critical applications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or similar production experience.
• Experience with databases, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud services.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication, able to explain technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and build APIs, background jobs, integrations, and service boundaries.
• Implement authentication, authorization, audit logging, and operational controls.
• Support data-intensive workflows and AI service integrations.
• Debug production issues and improve reliability over time.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

TypeScript

Node.js

Python

Go

Java

Databases

APIs

Distributed systems

Cloud services

Job description

Build the APIs, services, integrations, and data access layers behind mission‑critical applications.

Impact

• Create reliable services for data, workflow, and AI‑enabled products.
• Integrate internal and external systems with strong security boundaries.
• Improve performance, resilience, and maintainability across backend systems.

What you'll do

• Design and build APIs, background jobs, integrations, and service boundaries.
• Implement authentication, authorization, audit logging, and operational controls.
• Support data‑intensive workflows and AI service integrations.
• Debug production issues and improve reliability over time.

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Go, Java, or similar production experience.
• Experience with databases, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud services.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non‑technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission‑critical environments is a plus.

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role‑relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high‑trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.