Senior Backend Lead - Python/Java, AI/LLM, Remote

SoftPathTechnologies; New Orleans (LA); Remote; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Equity

Job summary

SoftPathTechnologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale our cybersecurity platform’s backend services. You will own features end-to-end, leveraging Python and Java, and contribute to AI/LLM-powered capabilities in a fast-growing startup.

You will work remotely within the United States, collaborating with cross-functional teams, owning reliability and performance, and helping shape the platform’s technical direction.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with strong backend development experience.
• 5+ years of professional Python experience building and maintaining production-grade systems.
• Strong professional experience with Java.
• Hands-on experience building AI/LLM-powered applications, AI agents, agentic systems, or LLM integrations.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalable architectures, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience working with databases, APIs, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong sense of ownership and autonomy, with the ability to operate effectively in a startup or high-growth environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Python and Java.
• Develop distributed systems involving APIs, databases, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Own features and services throughout their lifecycle, from technical design and implementation to monitoring, optimization, and continuous improvement.
• Build reliable, secure, and production-ready systems with a strong focus on scalability and performance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and help shape the technical direction of the platform.
• Develop and integrate AI/LLM-powered features, agents, and workflows.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity while maintaining high standards for code quality and reliability.
• Identify opportunities to improve system performance, scalability, tooling, and engineering processes.

Job description

SoftPathTechnologies is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale our cybersecurity platform’s backend services. You will own features end-to-end, leveraging Python and Java, and contribute to AI/LLM-powered capabilities in a fast-growing startup.

You will work remotely within the United States, collaborating with cross-functional teams, owning reliability and performance, and helping shape the platform’s technical direction.