Staff Software Engineer (Back-End)

Jobs via Dice; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-funded AI startup is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to join their remote team in tackling complex problems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Python and backend systems, showing an ability to integrate AI tools into their workflows. The role offers meaningful equity and competitive compensation with perks like unlimited PTO.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

WFH Stipend

Meaningful Equity

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design and build intelligent systems for their platform with autonomy.
• Work on computational expression generation and data modeling.
• Solve core problems creatively in a remote environment.

Skills

Python

PostgreSQL

AI Tools

Technical Communication

Job description

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

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Salary: $175,000 - $230,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are pioneering cutting-edge AI/ML solutions that transform how large, complex datasets are consumed, interpreted, and utilized. If you are passionate about innovation, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are eager to stay at the forefront of AI advancements, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Why join us?

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

Job Details

Our Back-End team is at the heart of designing and building the 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.
• Comfort owning projects with high autonomy, unblocking teammates and acting as a force multiplier.
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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