Senior Backend Engineer - TypeScript/Node.js + AI for CRM

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) including match

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer in Boston to build scalable cloud-based systems for a growing CRM startup. You’ll own backend features, shape architecture, and collaborate with product and engineering teams as the platform expands.

Expect work on AI-enabled data processing and customer interactions within a central CRM platform. The role emphasizes hands-on development with Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, and PostgreSQL, designing robust services and APIs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering.
• Degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Own backend features from end to end.
• Design and build scalable backend architecture, APIs, data models, and shared services.
• Develop and optimize high-throughput Node.js services, PostgreSQL queries, APIs, queues, and background processes.
• Communicate with product, engineering leadership, and customers to turn complex or ambiguous requirements into practical technical solutions.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

AI and agentic workflows

AWS

CRMs

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Description

A growing CRM startup company based in Boston is hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer to help build scalable cloud-based systems that bring data together in one central CRM platform. You’ll work with backend technologies and AI to build reliable systems that automate how data is processed, organized, and used.

In this role, you’ll make key technical decisions, help shape backend architecture, and work closely with product and engineering teams as the platform grows. You’ll also play an important role in expanding how AI is integrated into the product and improving the way customers interact with their data.

Required Skills & Experience

• Highly skilled in TypeScript, and Node.js
• Skilled in AI and agentic workflows
• Experience with AWS
• Experience working with CRMs
• Ability to communicate clearly and make practical tradeoffs

Desired Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in backend software engineering
• Degree in a relevant field

What You Will Be Doing

Daily Responsibilities

• 100% Hands On
• Own backend features from end to end
• Design and build scalable backend architecture, APIs, data models, and shared services
• Develop and optimize high-throughput Node.js services, PostgreSQL queries, APIs, queues, and background processes
• Communicate with product, engineering leadership, and customers to turn complex or ambiguous requirements into practical technical solutions

The Offer

• Bonus OR Commission eligible

You will receive the following benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) {including match –if applicable}

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.