Senior Backend Engineer, AI-First, Scalable Systems (Remote)

Unqork

United States

Remote

USD 136,400 - 182,900

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO
100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision options
Employer-sponsored 401(k) with contribution match
Monthly stipend for WFH setup and development
Generous Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Unqork is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable backend systems. You will work on optimizing the platform for performance, leading backend service implementations, and ensuring data integrity in a cloud environment.

The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of backend engineering experience, strong API design skills, and familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB. This remote-first position encourages innovative thinkers focused on leveraging AI tools to enhance workflows.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of relevant backend engineering experience building production systems.
  • Proven experience designing and implementing complex software systems end-to-end.
  • Strong experience with API design.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable, reliable backend systems.
  • Lead implementation of backend services and data models.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and Design teams.

Skills

Backend engineering experience
Database modeling
API design
Node.js
NoSQL databases experience
AI tools proficiency

Tools

MongoDB
REST services
GraphQL services

Job description

Unqork is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable backend systems. You will work on optimizing the platform for performance, leading backend service implementations, and ensuring data integrity in a cloud environment.

The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of backend engineering experience, strong API design skills, and familiarity with NoSQL databases like MongoDB. This remote-first position encourages innovative thinkers focused on leveraging AI tools to enhance workflows.

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