Senior Remote Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Platform

Devconnectplatform; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 5 weeks

Winter holiday break

4-day week option

Parental leave

Sabbatical

Healthcare

401k match

Job summary

Close is seeking a seasoned engineer to help build AI-powered CRM features on a Python-based backend stack. You’ll collaborate across teams to ship AI-enabled experiences, scale APIs, and advance the agent platform.

The role fits a remote, US-based team that values rapid delivery and thoughtful engineering. We offer generous PTO, a Winter Break, a 4-day week option at 80% pay, parental leave, a sabbatical after 5 years, comprehensive healthcare, and a 401k match.

Qualifications

• Proven experience shipping AI-backed features and working with modern AI infra.
• Strong REST/API design and scalable backend development experience.
• Comfort with Python and at least one of Go, Rust, TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve the agent platform with AI-driven capabilities.
• Contribute to scalable APIs, data models, and microservice patterns.
• Collaborate across teams to ship features and improve reliability.

Skills

Python

Go

Rust

TypeScript

API design

AI tooling

Self-directed

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Redis

Terraform

Ansible

Pydantic

Temporal

LangFuse

Job description

Close is seeking a seasoned engineer to help build AI-powered CRM features on a Python-based backend stack. You’ll collaborate across teams to ship AI-enabled experiences, scale APIs, and advance the agent platform.

The role fits a remote, US-based team that values rapid delivery and thoughtful engineering. We offer generous PTO, a Winter Break, a 4-day week option at 80% pay, parental leave, a sabbatical after 5 years, comprehensive healthcare, and a 401k match.