Lead Software Engineer

Lead Backend Engineer – AI Services Location: Remote (Must be based in US) Pay:$180k - $210k Base No Sponsorship Offered About the Opportunity A growing SaaS organization is seeking a senior backend engineer to lead the integration of AI capabilities into its existing platform. This hands-on role focuses on backend architecture, AI service delivery, and bringing machine learning solutions from prototype to production. What you will do ・ Design, build, and enhance backend services within an existing SaaS platform. ・ Integrate AI and machine learning capabilities including LLMs, RAG solutions, model serving, predictions, and scoring services. ・ Partner with Data Science teams to transition models and prototypes into production environments. ・ Develop reusable infrastructure, frameworks, and patterns for future AI initiatives. ・ Lead complex technical projects from architecture and design through deployment. ・ Evaluate emerging AI technologies and guide architectural and build-versus-buy decisions. ・ Improve platform scalability, performance, reliability, security, and maintainability. ・ Communicate technical recommendations and tradeoffs to engineering leadership and stakeholders. Must-Have What we are looking for ・ 8+ yearsof software engineering experience. ・ Strong hands-onJava backenddevelopment experience. ・ Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into commercial or customer-facing software products. Prefered Background: ・ Proven track record taking solutions from prototype through production deployment. ・ Strong software architecture and distributed systems design experience. ・ Experience working within established production platforms and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP). ・ Solid understanding of CI/CD, testing, monitoring, security, and software engineering best practices. ・ Working knowledge of AI-related technologies such as Python, FastAPI, MLflow, LangChain, Vector Databases, RAG, LLM APIs, or Model Serving. What we are looking for added by the job poster 8+ years of work experience with Java