Principal/Staff Backend Engineer
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Principal / Staff Backend Engineer for a fast-growing proptech startup, owning backend architecture and infrastructure end-to-end. Collaborating with a high-caliber team and utilizing AI tooling natively.
Responsibilities:
- Own backend architecture, databases, and infrastructure end to end
- Set and raise the engineering bar for a platform that handles real estate transaction contracts — enterprise-grade care about downstream consequences, not just fast shipping
- Build AI-natively: AI tooling is treated as a first-class part of the engineering workflow with a substantial annual AI/token budget
- Make key architectural decisions and delegate effectively as the team scales
- Collaborate closely with a small, high-caliber team in a high-ownership, high-impact environment
Requirements:
- Staff or principal-level backend engineering depth — strong in systems design, databases, and infrastructure
- Fully AI-native development workflow: you actively and effectively use AI tooling as a core part of how you build, not an afterthought
- Based in the United States (fully remote within the US is fine)
- Comfortable with high-intensity startup pace (~50 hours/week sustainably)
- Exceptionally sharp — raw intelligence and a clear track record of capability matter more than years on a résumé
- Nice to Have: Enterprise-grade engineering mindset — careful about downstream consequences in a product that owns legally significant transaction contracts
- Nice to Have: Experience in proptech, legaltech, fintech, or other regulated/high-stakes verticals
- Nice to Have: Background at companies handling complex document workflows, contract management, or compliance-sensitive data
Benefits:
- Base salary: up to $250,000 (range: $150,000–$250,000)
- Equity: meaningful equity stake with upside that scales with commitment
- Substantial annual AI tooling / token budget
- Full-time position
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