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Senior Backend Engineer

  • Canada, United States
  • Remote
  • Posted Oct 11, 2026
  • 1 position

US$190,000–US$300,000 / year

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Senior · 5+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Seniority
Mid-Senior level
Application method
Direct apply is available

Job summary

Build and develop customer-facing backend products that operate at scale. Own projects end to end, applying backend architecture, API design, and hands-on AI experience.

Job details

🚀 WE'RE HIRING | SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER 📍 Location: Remote-friendly (US & Canada) 💰 Salary: $190K–$300K annually + Equity 💼 Type: Full-time 🎯 Experience: 5+ years Key Requirements: - Strong Python, SQL, API design and backend architecture skills. - Experience building customer-facing products at scale. - Early-stage startup experience (Series B or earlier) or founder background. - Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI agents. - Strong product mindset and end-to-end project ownership. ✅ Existing US or Canadian work authorisation preferred. 📩 Apply here: [https://forms.gle/b7gQNdirBES81jWF7] #Hiring #BackendEngineer #Python #AIJobs #RemoteJobs #SanFranciscoJobs #CanadaTechJobs #USTechJobs #US #Canada

What you’ll do

Build and develop customer-facing backend products that operate at scale. Own projects end to end, applying backend architecture, API design, and hands-on AI experience.

Requirements

Requires 5 or more years of experience and strong Python, SQL, API design, and backend architecture skills. Candidates should have experience building customer-facing products at scale, early-stage startup or founder experience, hands-on experience with large language models and AI agents, and a strong product mindset; existing US or Canadian work authorization is preferred.

Benefits

  • Equity

Listed skills

  • SQL · Preferred
  • Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Python
  • SQL
  • API Design
  • Backend Architecture
  • Customer-Facing Product Development
  • Large-Scale Systems
  • Startup Experience
  • Founder Experience
  • Large Language Models
  • AI Agents
  • Product Mindset
  • End-to-End Project Ownership

Job areas

  • Technology
  • Software
  • Engineering