Senior Backend Engineer - AI Products Pragmatike
Location: 100% Remote
Start date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English (required)
What You’ll Do

Build and scale backend services using Python, Go, or Node.js
Contribute to full-stack features with TypeScript + React where applicable
Design APIs, real-time pipelines, and distributed systems for production workloads
Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code
Influence architecture, tooling, and best practices in a fast-growing startup environment
Leverage AI-assisted development tools like Cursor to speed up workflow

Qualifications

4+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer
Strong in Python, Go, or Node.js
Familiarity with frontend frameworks (React/TypeScript) is a plus
Experience in VC-backed startups or scale-ups
Comfortable with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Strong fundamentals: distributed systems, APIs, databases
Collaborative, self-driven, and able to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment

Bonus Points

Experience in fintech, payments, or AI-assisted tooling
Exposure to event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub)
Experience contributing to developer tooling or internal frameworks
Interest in using Cursor or other AI coding tools
Prior scale-up experience with high-growth products

Why This Role Will Pivot Your Career

High impact: Build production systems used by real customers in high-growth startups
Ownership & autonomy: Take responsibility for features end-to-end
VC-backed scale-up experience: Gain exposure to rapid growth, high stakes, and technical excellence
Cutting-edge stack: Work across Python, Go, Node.js, TypeScript/React, and AI-assisted tools
Career leverage: Opportunity to grow into lead, staff, or architect-level roles with visibility to senior leadership

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Pragmatike is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants without discrimination. We recruit on behalf of our clients and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on 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. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. We are committed to a fair and inclusive hiring process. We process your personal data solely for recruitment purposes, in accordance with applicable privacy laws, and maintain reasonable safeguards to protect your information. Your data may be shared with our client(s) for hiring consideration, but will not be disclosed to third parties outside of the recruitment process.
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