Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Powered Social Platform

Cantina, Inc.; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary plus equity

Medical, dental, vision insurance

42 days PTO including holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Lifestyle spending account

Free lunch and snacks

Job summary

Cantina Labs, a leading social AI company, is hiring a senior backend engineer to design, build, and scale services for an AI-powered platform. You will work with product, design, and data teams to deliver maintainable features and robust systems.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years of software experience, strong backend and cloud expertise, and a solid grasp of microservices and RESTful APIs. Collaboration and initiative are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience, with backend focus.
• Strong knowledge of backend and cloud architectures, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with microservices, design patterns, and scalable systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, design, and data teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Build and scale AI-powered backend systems for user engagement.
• Experiment with new technologies to improve user journeys and reliability.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and infrastructure for scalability.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud architectures

REST APIs

Microservices

Design patterns

Collaboration

Marketing tools integration

Education

BS/MS in CS/Engineering

Tools

Segment

Branch.io

Job description

Cantina Labs, a leading social AI company, is hiring a senior backend engineer to design, build, and scale services for an AI-powered platform. You will work with product, design, and data teams to deliver maintainable features and robust systems.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years of software experience, strong backend and cloud expertise, and a solid grasp of microservices and RESTful APIs. Collaboration and initiative are highly valued.