Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of major team-scoped projects and participate in cross-team initiatives for HR and Payroll products.
• Propose and operationalize agentic workflows end-to-end (spec → plan → execute → verify) to deliver outcomes faster.
• Redesign engineering workflows with autonomous agents as the default execution layer.
• Build reusable agentic workflows and primitives in the codebase to enable repeated application across domains.
• Maintain high quality through verification loops, including tests, checks, evals, and guardrails.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, mentoring other engineers, and contributing to RFC discussions.
• Debug and solve complex technical and business issues while suggesting product improvements based on technical expertise.

Requirements

• Strong engineering fundamentals with a track record of shipping secure, reliable, and scalable production systems.
• Practical experience designing or adopting agentic/automation workflows and improving them through iteration.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and strong automation capabilities.
• Proficiency with Postgres (or similar relational databases).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, Jenkins).
• Ability to think in systems: defining clear specs, breaking down plans, and instrumenting verification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Elixir and the Phoenix framework.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS.
• Familiarity with frontend technologies such as React, Nextjs, Vue, or Angular.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere with a fully remote, asynchronous culture.
• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Flexible paid time off and flexible working hours.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Mental health support services and a dedicated learning budget.
• Home office budget and IT equipment.
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces.

About the Company

Remote is solving modern organizations’ biggest challenge – navigating global employment compliantly with ease. We make it possible for businesses of all sizes to recruit, pay, and manage international teams. Our team works asynchronously from across the globe, driven by a culture of innovation and automation.