Senior Backend Engineer, Data & Cloud (SaaS)

Learnlux; Denver, Northern (CO, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first company culture

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k)

Paid vacation and sick leave

Paid sabbatical after 5 years

Job summary

LearnLux, a Denver-based, remote-friendly company, is seeking a Senior Back End Engineer, Data and Cloud. You will design and build backend services powering an enterprise SaaS platform, work with data systems, and drive AI-assisted development in a fast-moving startup.

The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, security, and scalable architecture, with a collaborative, ownership-driven culture. Denver, CO base; remote candidates evaluated case-by-case.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with data systems: SQL databases, pipelines, warehouses.
• Backend engineering ownership of scalable production systems in SaaS.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with Node.js and/or Python; other languages welcome with willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services for LearnLux’s enterprise SaaS platform.
• Work with data systems, including SQL databases, pipelines, and data warehouses.

Skills

Data systems

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Node.js

Python

SQL databases

Data pipelines

Data warehouses

Automation/AI tooling

Tools

Pulumi

Terraform

Job description

LearnLux, a Denver-based, remote-friendly company, is seeking a Senior Back End Engineer, Data and Cloud. You will design and build backend services powering an enterprise SaaS platform, work with data systems, and drive AI-assisted development in a fast-moving startup.

The role emphasizes cloud infrastructure, security, and scalable architecture, with a collaborative, ownership-driven culture. Denver, CO base; remote candidates evaluated case-by-case.