Overview
On Site
Full Time
Skills
Backbone.js
Sourcing
Onboarding
Amazon S3
API
Artificial Intelligence
Reliability Engineering
Mentorship
Startups
Backend Development
Python
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Data Modeling
Performance Tuning
LangChain
Orchestration
Workflow
Extract
Transform
Load
Analytics
Amazon Web Services
Terraform
Docker
Testing
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Problem Solving
Communication
React.js
TypeScript
Procurement
Supply Chain Management
Business-to-business
SaaS
Real-time
Data Processing
MVP
Open Source
Technical Writing
Blogging
Management
Managed Services
Collaboration
Partnership
Value Engineering
Effective Communication
Law
Job Details
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (AI/LLM Platform) to join our core engineering team and help build the backbone of our AI-powered platform. In this role, you'll lead initiatives across API design, data ingestion, infrastructure, and LLM-driven workflows that power intelligent sourcing decisions for enterprises.
You'll work closely with the founding team to design systems that are resilient, scalable, and AI-native. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape architecture, mentor teammates, and influence engineering culture at an early-stage, fast-moving startup.
We're looking for someone with deep backend experience, an ownership mindset, and hands-on exposure to LLMs and orchestration frameworks.
What You'll Do
What You'll Need
Nice to Have
Welcome to ConsultNet and the family of companies, Tekne, SaltClick, TechBridge, and OmniMedia. As a premier national provider of technology talent and solutions, our expertise spans across project services, contract-to-hire, direct placement, and managed services both onshore and nearshore.
Celebrating more than 25 years of partnership with a diverse client base, we've crafted rewarding opportunities for our consultants, fostering high-performing teams that deliver impactful results.
Over the last few years thousands of consultants have found their calling with us in roles that have made a meaningful impact on their lives, enhanced their career, challenged them, and propelled them towards achieving their personal and professional goals. At the ConsultNet family of companies, we believe effective communication is crucial in aligning the right job with your unique skills and professional aspirations. To us, it's all about the personal approach we take and the values we uphold.
Our comprehensive service offerings cover a wide range of technology positions across key markets nationwide. Client more at .
We champion equality and inclusivity, proudly supporting an Equal Opportunity Employer policy. We welcome applicants regardless of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other status protected by law.
You'll work closely with the founding team to design systems that are resilient, scalable, and AI-native. This is a high-impact opportunity to shape architecture, mentor teammates, and influence engineering culture at an early-stage, fast-moving startup.
We're looking for someone with deep backend experience, an ownership mindset, and hands-on exposure to LLMs and orchestration frameworks.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement scalable backend systems to support customer data onboarding, ETL pipelines, and AI workflows
- Build and maintain APIs, services, and background jobs using Python, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and MikroORM
- Integrate LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) into production workflows and agents using tools like LangChain
- Develop infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and deploy services on AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, etc.)
- Own the ingestion and transformation of customer datasets into analytics-ready formats
- Collaborate with AI engineers and product teams to translate high-level ideas into robust backend systems
- Implement monitoring, testing, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure system reliability and rapid iteration
- Make critical architectural decisions to support our platform as it scales
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices
What You'll Need
- 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer in fast-paced environments (ideally startups)
- Strong backend development skills in Python and Node.js
- Deep experience with PostgreSQL, data modeling, and performance optimization
- Proven experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g. OpenAI, Anthropic) into real-world products or tools
- Familiarity with LangChain or similar orchestration frameworks (prompt chaining, agent workflows, etc.)
- Experience building ETL pipelines, data ingestion flows, and analytics-focused backend systems at scale
- Proficiency with AWS services and infrastructure automation tools like Terraform
- Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, ECS, etc.)
- Strong understanding of testing frameworks and CI/CD best practices
- A proactive, ownership-driven approach to solving problems and delivering results
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Nice to Have
- Experience with React/TypeScript and front-end architecture (not required, but helpful)
- Background in procurement, supply chain, or B2B SaaS domains
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and real-time data processing
- Experience scaling platforms from MVP to production
- Contributions to open-source projects or technical writing/blogging
Welcome to ConsultNet and the family of companies, Tekne, SaltClick, TechBridge, and OmniMedia. As a premier national provider of technology talent and solutions, our expertise spans across project services, contract-to-hire, direct placement, and managed services both onshore and nearshore.
Celebrating more than 25 years of partnership with a diverse client base, we've crafted rewarding opportunities for our consultants, fostering high-performing teams that deliver impactful results.
Over the last few years thousands of consultants have found their calling with us in roles that have made a meaningful impact on their lives, enhanced their career, challenged them, and propelled them towards achieving their personal and professional goals. At the ConsultNet family of companies, we believe effective communication is crucial in aligning the right job with your unique skills and professional aspirations. To us, it's all about the personal approach we take and the values we uphold.
Our comprehensive service offerings cover a wide range of technology positions across key markets nationwide. Client more at .
We champion equality and inclusivity, proudly supporting an Equal Opportunity Employer policy. We welcome applicants regardless of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other status protected by law.
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