Senior Backend Software Engineer

TechTree; North Township (IN); Remote; USD 192,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

TechTree, an AI-driven recruitment platform, is recruiting for a Senior Backend Software Engineer on behalf of a client. You will build the evals and automation behind AI-driven insurance operations, with a focus on back-office automation and an evals framework.

You’ll design and deliver Python services, scale LLM-based pipelines on AWS, and develop external APIs. This role offers remote work across the US, Canada, and Europe, with significant equity and location-dependent compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of building and operating backend systems in production.
• Strong Python, AWS serverless (Lambda, Step Functions) and asynchronous workflow experience.
• Strong relational database and PostgreSQL performance tuning skills.
• Experience building external-facing APIs or third‑party integrations.
• Bonus: LLMs in production, document pipelines, distributed systems, or insurance/fintech experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of complex Python services, data models and asynchronous pipelines on AWS
• Build and scale LLM-based systems that process large volumes of unstructured documents with precision and explainability
• Design external-facing APIs and integrations that customers depend on
• Own database performance as data volume grows

Skills

Python

AWS Lambda

Asynchronous workflows

PostgreSQL

Tools

AWS Step Functions

Job description

This is a role that TechTree is recruiting for on behalf of one of our clients.

TechTree is an AI-driven recruitment platform working with high-growth companies.

When you apply, our AI Agent matches you not just to this role, but to other relevant opportunities across our network, so one application can unlock multiple roles.

Senior Backend Software Engineer — Build the evals and automation behind AI-driven insurance operations. Remote (US, Canada, Europe).

Our client's platform ingests billions of unstructured data points every day and turns them into precise, explainable insights that insurers rely on for high-stakes decisions.

You’ll join the team that evaluates the core operations workflow from first principles, building the back‑office automation pipeline and the central evals framework that drives continuous improvement.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design and delivery of complex Python services, data models and asynchronous pipelines on AWS
• Build and scale LLM-based systems that process large volumes of unstructured documents with precision and explainability
• Design external-facing APIs and integrations that customers depend on
• Own database performance as data volume grows

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of building and operating backend systems in production
• Strong Python, AWS serverless (Lambda, Step Functions) and asynchronous workflow experience
• Strong relational database and PostgreSQL performance tuning skills
• Experience building external-facing APIs or third‑party integrations
• Bonus: LLMs in production, document pipelines, distributed systems, or insurance/fintech experience.

Salary: $192,000–$246,000 USD (location-dependent) plus significant equity.

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