Backend Software Engineer - India

Your work will directly impact users on day 1 - our user base depends on our product daily.

Your work will directly impact users on day 1 - our user base depends on our product daily.

What You'll Do

• Own and lead product features end-to-end: research, design, implement, test, and ship
• Lead and shape engineering architecture - set standards for code quality, testing, and development practices across the stack
• Mentor and guide other engineers in adopting AI-native workflows, establishing best practices and patterns
• Talk directly to customers and translate vague requirements into polished user experiences
• Design scalable backend systems (Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, GCP)
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with minimal oversight
• Drive architectural decisions and engineering processes that maximize AI-assisted development velocity
• Ship fast and learn fast - high urgency environment

You're a Fit

• Engineering Foundations: 2–6 years of professional full-stack experience at a product-first company or FAANG-level environment (Senior SDE ownership expected)
• Comfortable building features across the entire backend stack
• Care deeply about product, design, and user experience—not just code
• Have owned something meaningful end-to-end (a product module, infrastructure refactor, major feature launch)
• Can set standards for engineering quality and architectural decisions in an AI-native environment
• Resourceful and thrive in ambiguous environments—you figure things out independently
• Have strong product intuition and can push back on requirements when needed to improve outcomes
• AI-Native Development: AI coding experience is your most important and necessary skill - you have deep understanding of modern coding tools, specifically Claude Code, and are proficient with its various modes (Interactive, Plan, Headless, Agent Teams, Delegate)
• Are "AI-pilled" when it comes to problem-solving - you tackle any new problem, skill, or architectural challenge by leveraging AI tools and an AI-driven workflow. This is your default approach, not an experiment
• Strong systems thinking and architectural awareness - you direct AI to build while you architect, review, and verify. You know when AI output is correct and when it needs correction
• Can demonstrate recent AI-native work - you've shipped meaningful projects in the last 90 days where AI coding tools were your primary development environment
• Technical Skills We Value: AI and Agentic Development: Claude Code proficiency: understanding of modes, context engineering (CLAUDE.md), custom commands, MCP integrations, and subagent coordinationAI-driven development workflows and effective prompt engineeringAbility to decompose complex engineering work into tasks suitable for AI assistanceStrong judgment for when to leverage AI vs. when to code directlyExperience verifying and reviewing AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability Backend: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQLSystem design and scalable architectureGCP/cloud infrastructureAPI design (REST/GraphQL) General: Code reviews, documentation, and establishing conventionsProduct analytics tools (Amplitude, Mixpanel) for data-driven development

Bonus Points

• If Experience building autonomous agents with the Claude Agent SDK or similar agentic frameworks—you understand multi-agent orchestration, MCP integrations, and production agent deployment
• Experience with AI image/video generation or manipulation - familiarity with tools like Midjourney, Runway, Stable Diffusion, Sora, or integrating generation APIs into product workflows
• You've built responsive, delightful UIs (React, TypeScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui)
• You've worked at an early-stage startup or been a first/early engineering hire
• You've built or maintained design systems
• You're curious about AI, e-commerce, or automation—we work in that space
• You've shipped side projects or contributed to open-source
• You've worked directly with designers and can contribute to design discussions

Why Join Us

• Post-revenue company solving real problems for real customers
• Be a technical leader—define our engineering culture and standards as we scale
• High autonomy and visibility—no boring tickets
• Your code reaches users within days, not months
• Strong engineering-first culture that embraces cutting-edge AI tools
• Shape both the product and the company

When Applying

Please send a short note about a complex problem you solved or a new skill you mastered specifically using an AI-driven workflow. GitHub/LinkedIn/resume is great, but we care more about how you think, build, and leverage AI. If you have examples of projects where AI coding tools were central to your workflow in the last 90 days, we'd love to see them.

Compensation Range

$30K - $60K