Staff Backend Engineer - AI-Driven SaaS, Hybrid Lehi

Midwest Startups; Lehi (UT); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) match

HSA

Parental Leave

Unlimited Time Off

Holidays

Wellness Reimbursement

Job summary

Opiniion is building the next generation of its platform, seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead through technical judgment and hands-on execution. You will mentor engineers, shape patterns, and design data flows for scalable services across current and next-gen architectures.

You will collaborate with architecture and engineering leaders to drive production-grade backend systems, ensure reliability, and accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend software development experience.
• Proven experience designing scalable backend systems in SaaS environments.
• Knowledge of backend patterns and domain-driven design.
• Proficiency in Python/Java/Go or similar.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality backend code for production systems.

Skills

10+ years backend

SaaS backend design

Architecture patterns

Backend languages

APIs REST/GraphQL/gRPC

Cloud & containers

AI/LLM in production

Data access patterns

CI/CD & DevOps

Mentoring

Communication

Ownership

SaaS growth

AI platform tools

Data privacy/compliance

Architect collaboration

Job description

Opiniion is building the next generation of its platform, seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead through technical judgment and hands-on execution. You will mentor engineers, shape patterns, and design data flows for scalable services across current and next-gen architectures.

You will collaborate with architecture and engineering leaders to drive production-grade backend systems, ensure reliability, and accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.