SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER
$135,000 - $170,000 + 10% Bonus
GREATER PHOENIX AREA (HYBRID - 4 DAYS ONSITE, 1 DAY REMOTE)
COMPANY OVERVIEW
A fast-growing AI company focused on automating critical tasks like documentation, licensing, and compliance in the energy sector.
Their platform improves efficiency and accuracy, with plans for further expansion in 2025.
THE ROLE
As a Senior Backend Engineer , you will design and develop scalable backend systems, write clean code, and lead architecture decisions.
You'll collaborate closely with the product and DevOps teams to build new features and enhance platform capabilities. This is a hands-on role, ideal for someone who thrives on solving technical challenges and making a direct impact.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and maintain backend applications and APIs using FastAPI (or Django / Flask if necessary).
- Write clean, maintainable code and follow best practices.
- Contribute to architectural decisions and scale the backend to handle new features.
- Collaborate with the product team, full-stack engineers, and DevOps on building out platform functionality.
- Occasionally troubleshoot and diagnose customer-side issues alongside the support team.
- Be 80-90% hands-on technical, driving backend development efforts.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Strong experience with Python and backend frameworks like FastAPI Django , or Flask
- Ability to work independently and make significant hands-on contributions.
- Willingness to occasionally jump into customer support or client-side troubleshooting when needed.
- Experience with PostgreSQL Docker Kubernetes , and Git is a plus.
- Familiarity with React or Node.js is a bonus, along with startup experience.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Salary : $135,000 - $175,000 base + 10% bonus.
- Healthcare benefits, PTO
If you're passionate about backend engineering and excited to work with cutting-edge AI technologies in the nuclear energy sector, we’d love to hear from you!