Senior Software Engineer

Zohorecruit; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking backend engineers to join a fast-growing AI-native software company in New York. You will own features end to end and build scalable backend systems that handle high-volume, mission-critical transactions, leveraging AI tools to ship production code with human review.

The role emphasizes reliability, correctness, and the ability to work across product, platform, and infrastructure teams in a hybrid office model with in-person collaboration in New York or San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 3–10 years of backend-leaning software engineering experience.
• Proven track record of owning features end-to-end and shipping quickly.
• Comfort building systems where reliability and correctness matter.

Responsibilities

• Own features end to end with high autonomy in a startup environment.
• Build and scale backend systems that process high-volume, mission-critical transactions.
• Use AI tools to write and ship production code with human review.
• Design robust infrastructure that handles complex, multi-layered regulatory requirements.
• Work on product or platform and infrastructure teams, based on team matching.

Skills

Backend development

End-to-end ownership

High autonomy

Job description

New York, United States | Posted on 09/25/2026

A well-funded, fast-growing AI-native software company is expanding its engineering team. The company is replacing decades-old legacy systems in a large, complex, highly regulated industry with a modern system of record that unifies workflows, data, and money movement in one platform. It has recently signed several large enterprise customers and is hiring strong backend engineers who can own features end to end and clear a high technical bar.

What you'll do

• Own features end to end, with high autonomy in a startup environment
  
• Build and scale backend systems that process high-volume, mission-critical transactions
  
• Use AI tools to write and ship production code, with human review
  
• Design robust infrastructure that handles complex, multi-layered regulatory requirements
  
• Work on product or platform and infrastructure teams, based on team matching
  

Requirements

What we're looking for

• 3-10 years of backend-leaning software engineering experience
  
• A track record of owning features end to end and shipping quickly
  
• Comfort building systems where reliability and correctness matter
  

Location and eligibility:Candidates in New York or San Francisco are encouraged to come into the office 3-4 times/week.

Visa transfers, including OPT and H-1B transfers, are welcome.