Senior Software Engineer (Python)

Jobot; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

WFH Stipend

Competitive Compensation

Meaningful equity

Job summary

An AI startup is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build intelligent systems for their platform. This fully remote role requires a minimum of 7 years in production, expertise in Python, and the ability to integrate AI tools into workflows. The position offers competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and unlimited PTO, alongside exciting technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7+ years of production experience, preferably in a complex SaaS environment.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining complex backend systems, ideally with Python.
• Existing comfort deeply integrating AI tools into workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build intelligent systems that power the platform.
• Work on problems in computational expression generation and data modeling.
• Make key decisions with a lot of autonomy.

Skills

Production experience

Backend systems design

Python proficiency

PostgreSQL and data modeling

Technical communication skills

Pragmatic engineering approach

Comfort with ambiguity

Integration of AI tools

Job description

Overview

Well-Funded AI Startup. Fully Remote, Complex Problems, Very Stable, Meaningful Equity.

Base pay range

$175,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr

Job details

Back-End team is designing and building intelligent systems that power our platform. You\'ll work on exciting problems in computational expression generation all the way to data modeling, and you\'ll have a lot of autonomy to make key decisions. We\'re looking for engineers who are product-minded and can think creatively to solve core problems.

What we\'re looking for

• Minimum of 7+ years of production experience, preferably in a complex SaaS environment.
• Proven experience in designing, building, and maintaining complex backend systems, ideally with Python.
• Existing comfort deeply integrating AI tools into your workflows (Cursor, Windsurf, etc).
• Proficiency with PostgreSQL and data modeling.
• Excellent technical communication skills, especially in a remote, async-first environment.
• A pragmatic approach to engineering; you value iteration, code quality, testing, and thoughtful system design.
• Comfort with ambiguity, operating effectively with minimal guidance.
• Fluency with AI tools and coding assistants; we need engineers who have integrated them into their workflows.

Benefits

• Fully Remote
• Complex Technical Challenges
• Meaningful equity
• Unlimited PTO
• WFH Stipend
• Competitive Compensation

Equal Opportunity

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Background checks

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