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Title of Role: Senior Full Stack Engineer (Backend-Leaning)

Location: Remote (East Coast–friendly hours preferred)

Company Stage of Funding: Venture-backed startup (Series A)

Office Type: Remote (East Coast time zones)

Salary: $150,000 – $185,000 base salary + equity

Company Description

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed technology startup building AI-powered software for the transportation and logistics industry. Backed by top-tier investors, the company is tackling large-scale, real-world operational problems in a space that moves the majority of goods across the U.S.

The team is small, highly collaborative, and deeply product-focused. Engineers work closely with founders and customers, have meaningful ownership, and play a direct role in shaping both the technical foundation and company culture as the product scales.

What You Will Do

Design, build, and scale core backend systems and infrastructure that power an AI-driven platform
Take end-to-end ownership of features, from technical design through production deployment
Build and maintain integrations, APIs, and data pipelines that support customer workflows
Contribute to customer-facing product experiences on the frontend when needed
Partner closely with founders, product, and customer-facing teams to translate real-world needs into robust technical solutions
Improve system reliability, observability, and performance in a production environment
Support and evolve AI workflows, including pipeline reliability and operational improvements
Act as a senior technical resource for the team by debugging complex issues and raising engineering standards

Ideal Candidate Background

Several years of professional experience as a full stack software engineer, with a strong backend focus
Proven experience building and operating production backend systems in a startup or fast-paced environment
Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go or Python
Experience working with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React)
Solid understanding of databases, APIs, and distributed systems
Comfortable owning projects independently and delivering high-quality solutions end-to-end
Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for working closely with cross-functional teams

Preferred

Prior experience at an early-stage or growth-stage startup
Experience building integrations, data pipelines, or workflow-heavy systems
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar), infrastructure-as-code, and observability tools
Interest in or experience working with AI-enabled products (e.g., LLMs, automation, or applied ML)
Background in logistics, transportation, or operational software (nice to have, not required)

Compensation, Benefits, and Other Details

Competitive base salary: $150,000 – $185,000 (flexible based on experience)
Meaningful equity ownership as an early senior hire
Fully remote role with a distributed team (East Coast–friendly working hours)
Opportunity to work directly with founders and influence key technical and product decisions
Small, tight-knit engineering team with high ownership and autonomy
High-impact role building core infrastructure in a mission-critical industry
Interview process includes technical conversations, a practical take-home exercise, and team fit discussions