Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Jobot Inc.; New York (NY); Remote; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a fully remote position at a groundbreaking Series A AI startup. You will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies, developing backend systems that transform enterprise legal processes. Join a collaborative team where you can apply your expertise and grow in a forward-thinking environment with competitive compensation and equity opportunities.

Benefits

Remote flexibility

Work autonomy on backend projects

Equity in the company

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in backend or backend-heavy full-stack roles.
• Strong experience with Golang in production environments.
• Progression from mid to senior roles within about 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Work on greenfield backend systems with wide scope and autonomy.
• Ship products used directly by enterprise customers.
• Collaborate with a senior engineering team.

Skills

Golang

Backend Engineering

AI Integration

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree from a top university

Tools

Postgres

GCP

Kubernetes

React

Job description

This range is provided by Jobot. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$170,000.00/yr - $220,000.00/yr

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Job details

100% remote role working at a Series A AI startup!

This Jobot Job is hosted by Brandon Bays

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Salary $170,000 - $220,000 per year

A Bit About Us

Location Remote (United States - prefer EST or CST time zone but open to any time zone for the right candidate)

Compensation $170–220K base + equity (0.5–0.7%)

Employment Type Full-time

We’re working with a stealthy, fast-moving legal AI startup that’s making major strides in modernizing enterprise law firms' deal processes through powerful backend infrastructure and cutting-edge AI integration. With over $1M ARR in the last five months, Series A funding, and an elite team of 20 (including 9 engineers), they’re now hiring Senior Backend Engineers to expand their core product capabilities.

Tech Stack Golang, Postgres, GCP, Kubernetes, React, Temporal, GitOps, ArgoCD, OpenAI, Anthropic



Why join us?

• Remote flexibility
• Work on greenfield backend systems with wide scope and autonomy.
• Ship products used directly by enterprise customers.
• Join a senior, collaborative engineering team focused on pragmatic execution.
• Chance to work in a Series A recently funded startup.
  
  

Job Details

Ideal Background

5–10 years of experience as a backend or backend-heavy fullstack engineer.

Strong experience with Golang in production.

Startup experience preferred, ideally at a company

Strong progression from mid → senior → staff roles within ~3 years per level.

Preferably from a top university (e.g., U.S. Top 50 overall)

Based in EST or CST time zones preferred, but flexible.

Not a Fit If

• Frontend-heavy or frontend-only engineers.
• Only large-company experience with no startup/small team exposure.
• Consulting/outsourced backgrounds (e.g., Infosys, Capgemini, etc.).
• Bootcamp-only education or less than 3 years experience.
  
  

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Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development

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