Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Driven, End-to-End Ownership

Zohorecruit; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking backend engineers to join a fast-growing AI-native software company in New York. You will own features end to end and build scalable backend systems that handle high-volume, mission-critical transactions, leveraging AI tools to ship production code with human review.

The role emphasizes reliability, correctness, and the ability to work across product, platform, and infrastructure teams in a hybrid office model with in-person collaboration in New York or San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 3–10 years of backend-leaning software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of owning features end-to-end and shipping quickly.
• Comfort building systems where reliability and correctness matter.

Responsibilities

• Own features end to end with high autonomy in a startup environment.
• Build and scale backend systems that process high-volume, mission-critical transactions.
• Use AI tools to write and ship production code with human review.
• Design robust infrastructure that handles complex, multi-layered regulatory requirements.
• Work on product or platform and infrastructure teams, based on team matching.

Skills

Backend development

End-to-end ownership

High autonomy

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking backend engineers to join a fast-growing AI-native software company in New York. You will own features end to end and build scalable backend systems that handle high-volume, mission-critical transactions, leveraging AI tools to ship production code with human review.

The role emphasizes reliability, correctness, and the ability to work across product, platform, and infrastructure teams in a hybrid office model with in-person collaboration in New York or San Francisco.