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Backend Engineer (AI coding)

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pragmatike logoPragmatike · Armenia
Full-timeRemote1mo ago
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About the role

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing, early-stage European startup building an API-first SaaS platform. The company is developing developer-focused infrastructure products, with a strong emphasis on scalability, performance, and real-time processing. The product is already in the market, and the team is now focused on scaling the backend systems and expanding core capabilities. The environment is fast-paced, highly technical, and product-driven, with a strong engineering culture. We're looking for a Backend Engineer who is a strong builder and comfortable working in a modern AI-assisted development environment (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot). This is a hands-on role focused on building and scaling backend systems, APIs, and infrastructure. You'll work closely with a small team to ship quickly, improve system performance, and design scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Build and scale backend services and APIs powering the core product
  • Design systems that handle real-time processing and high-throughput workloads
  • Improve performance, reliability, and scalability of the platform
  • Work on data flows, async processing, and system integrations
  • Contribute to infrastructure and deployment pipelines
  • Use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) to accelerate development and iteration
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and founders on architecture and technical decisions
  • What You Bring
  • 4+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Strong experience building and shipping production systems
  • Proficiency in backend development (language-agnostic mindset; Node.js, Python, Go, etc.)
  • Experience with APIs, distributed systems, and scalable architectures
  • Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or similar)
  • Comfort working in an AI-assisted coding workflow (Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, etc.)
  • Solid understanding of system design, performance, and reliability
  • Ability to work autonomously in a small, fast-moving team

Requirements

  • Experience with real-time systems or event-driven architectures
  • Familiarity with media processing, automation, or bot systems
  • Experience with message queues, caching, and async workflows
  • Exposure to low-level performance optimization or systems programming
  • Startup or early-stage experience

Benefits

Early-stage team with strong ownership and impactOpportunity to build and scale core backend systems from early daysWork in a fast-moving, engineering-first environmentModern stack and AI-native development workflowsFully remote and flexible setupPragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process.We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.Remote work optionsFlexible schedule

Additional Information

Location: Remote EU timezone Start date: ASAP Languages: English (fluent) Industry: API, SaaS, Developer Tools

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