Senior Backend Platform Engineer: AI Systems

Vantaca; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with Company Match

Great parental leave benefits

Job summary

Vantaca in Wilmington, NC is seeking an experienced engineer to build and operate backend systems for AI agents. You will design robust APIs and implement integrations ensuring high performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has over 3 years of engineering experience, strong skills in distributed systems, and a background in relational data modeling. This role offers remote flexibility and access to an AI-first product culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of engineering experience building high-performant applications.
• Strong relational data modeling and API design discipline required.
• Experience with caching and production operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate backend systems that power AI agents.
• Design robust, agent-friendly APIs.
• Implement high-quality integrations with observability.

Skills

Engineering experience building high-performant applications

Deep fundamentals in distributed systems

Relational data modeling: Postgres or SQL Server

API design discipline

Experience with TypeScript, Python, or equivalent

LLM orchestration experience

Agent architecture familiarity

Message-based architectures

Job description

Vantaca in Wilmington, NC is seeking an experienced engineer to build and operate backend systems for AI agents. You will design robust APIs and implement integrations ensuring high performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has over 3 years of engineering experience, strong skills in distributed systems, and a background in relational data modeling. This role offers remote flexibility and access to an AI-first product culture.