Lead Developer / AI Projects

Lead Developer | 100% Remote

We are partnering with a fast-moving, well-funded team building an AI-powered product from the ground up. They are hiring a hands-on Lead Developer to shape the architecture, write core code, and set the technical foundation for long-term scale.

You will design, build, review, and ship. Expect to spend the majority of your time in the backend development while guiding overall technical direction.

What You ll Do

Architect and build a cloud greenfield platform end-to-end
Define application structure, APIs, data models, and integrations
Lead backend development while contributing to the frontend as needed
Establish engineering standards, patterns, and best practices
Design scalable systems that support AI workflows and model integrations
Develop services that connect to large language models and other inference pipelines
Build core product features, workflows, and internal tooling
Partner with product and AI specialists on roadmap and delivery
Own cloud infrastructure, CI CD pipelines, and environment configuration
Implement monitoring, logging, and security controls for sensitive data
Mentor engineers and conduct thoughtful code reviews

What They re Looking For

6+ years of full-stack engineering experience with a focus being backend development (front end can be light)
Strong experience in Python or Go or Node.js or similar
Experience owning a cloud native backend platform.
Experience designing distributed systems with async processing, queues, or event-driven architecture. Broad ownership of a system/platform across architecture, infrastructure, and deployment.
Solid understanding of modern frontend frameworks
Cloud experience
Strong API and database design experience
Comfort with Docker and CI CD pipelines
Ability to operate independently in a lean environment

Fully remote. Direct hire. High visibility role with real ownership and impact.

If building something from zero to one sounds more exciting than maintaining legacy code, let s talk.