Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, AI-Driven APIs

Far Coder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare, Dental, Vision

401k matching

PTO

Paid company holidays

Parental Leave

Job summary

DEPT® is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a remote US-based role. You will own substantial backend work, collaborate with product, marketing, and finance, and contribute to frontend quality as needed.

The position emphasizes production-grade Python, API design, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong bias toward fast, pragmatic delivery. You will leverage GenAI productivity tools and modern development practices to ship scalable services for global brands, while maintaining code quality and

Qualifications

• Proven experience building production backend systems.
• Design and integrate APIs with third-party systems.
• Strong Python proficiency and frontend familiarity (Angular/Typescript).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Cloud provider experience (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Daily practical use of GenAI tools in development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Turn incomplete specs into clear requirements, tasks, and stories with estimates.
• Contribute to system design, schemas, and pipelines, guiding architecture decisions.
• Integrate third-party APIs and define contracts for frontend consumption.
• Perform code reviews and mentor teammates to improve quality.
• Identify blockers and risks early to enable course-correction; ensure CI/CD, security, and performance.

Skills

Python

APIs

SQL

NoSQL

Angular

TypeScript

Cloud

GenAI tools

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Independent research

Mentoring

Agent development

Open source

Tools

Gemini CLI

Claude Code

Codex

Job description

DEPT® is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a remote US-based role. You will own substantial backend work, collaborate with product, marketing, and finance, and contribute to frontend quality as needed.

The position emphasizes production-grade Python, API design, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong bias toward fast, pragmatic delivery. You will leverage GenAI productivity tools and modern development practices to ship scalable services for global brands, while maintaining code quality and