Senior Backend Engineer — AI-Driven Microservices (Remote)

Engine; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonuses or commissions

Hybrid-hub model

Job summary

Engine is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement greenfield services within a backend-heavy, AI-driven environment. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions while maintaining strong test coverage and observability.

Ideal candidates bring proficiency with AI tools, robust system design experience, and a track record of delivering complex systems end-to-end.

Qualifications

• AI fluency with Claude, Cursor or similar tools as main coding interface
• Strong system design skills and ability to explain architectural decisions
• Proven delivery of complex systems, not just features
• Self-directed working style with initiative to drive progress
• Comfortable handling ambiguity and unclear scope across teams
• Adaptable to changing priorities, especially in lodging vertical
• Excellent communication to explain technical problems to non-technical stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Drive design and implementation of greenfield services, replacing legacy code with modern microservices
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineering teams to translate requirements into engineering solutions
• Use AI tools as primary development environment
• Own your work, surface blockers, keep projects moving

Skills

AI fluency

System design

Delivery of complex systems

Self-directed working style

Handling ambiguity

Adaptable to shifting priorities

Excellent communication

Tools

Terraform

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

Engine is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and implement greenfield services within a backend-heavy, AI-driven environment. You will collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions while maintaining strong test coverage and observability.

Ideal candidates bring proficiency with AI tools, robust system design experience, and a track record of delivering complex systems end-to-end.