Senior Backend Engineer – Remote, Scalable APIs & Systems

Fictiv; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and benefits

Flexible work environment

Minimal travel (0–10%)

Job summary

A leading manufacturing technology firm is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance their AI-powered manufacturing platform. The role entails developing scalable backend services using AWS and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in backend development, a solid grasp of distributed systems, and be a U.S. citizen or green card holder. A competitive salary range of $160,000 – $200,000 annually is offered, along with a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Ability to write unit and integration tests.
• Knowledge of security best practices (OWASP Top 10).
• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly available, scalable backend services in AWS.
• Build and maintain event-driven systems using Node.js.
• Create robust APIs powering customer and internal tools.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship features.
• Contribute to design discussions and drive best practices.
• Resolve production issues and enhance system reliability.
• Maintain code quality through testing and documentation.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Distributed systems

REST or GraphQL APIs

SQL and NoSQL databases

Unit and integration tests

System design and security best practices

Tools

AWS

Job description

A leading manufacturing technology firm is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to enhance their AI-powered manufacturing platform. The role entails developing scalable backend services using AWS and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in backend development, a solid grasp of distributed systems, and be a U.S. citizen or green card holder. A competitive salary range of $160,000 – $200,000 annually is offered, along with a flexible work environment.