Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. They are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer (Backend-Leaning) to design, build, and scale core backend systems for an AI-powered software platform in the transportation and logistics industry.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and scale core backend systems and infrastructure that power an AI-driven platform
- Take end-to-end ownership of features, from technical design through production deployment
- Build and maintain integrations, APIs, and data pipelines that support customer workflows
- Contribute to customer-facing product experiences on the frontend when needed
- Partner closely with founders, product, and customer-facing teams to translate real-world needs into robust technical solutions
- Improve system reliability, observability, and performance in a production environment
- Support and evolve AI workflows, including pipeline reliability and operational improvements
- Act as a senior technical resource for the team by debugging complex issues and raising engineering standards
Requirements:
- Several years of professional experience as a full stack software engineer, with a strong backend focus
- Proven experience building and operating production backend systems in a startup or fast-paced environment
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend language such as Go or Python
- Experience working with modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React)
- Solid understanding of databases, APIs, and distributed systems
- Comfortable owning projects independently and delivering high-quality solutions end-to-end
- Strong communication skills and enthusiasm for working closely with cross-functional teams
- Prior experience at an early-stage or growth-stage startup
- Experience building integrations, data pipelines, or workflow-heavy systems
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or similar), infrastructure-as-code, and observability tools
- Interest in or experience working with AI-enabled products (e.g., LLMs, automation, or applied ML)
- Background in logistics, transportation, or operational software (nice to have, not required)