Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Augmented Development

Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Augmented Development

Location : Remote-first | Experience : 5+ years | Type : Full-time

C2C with your own LLC considered; NO staffing vendors — direct to Truey

About Us

We're building the next generation of AI-powered web applications at Truey. Join us in creating sophisticated, high-performance backend systems that power intelligent task management with cutting-edge AI agent orchestration and workflow automation.

The Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll leverage AI tools to accelerate development while building robust, scalable APIs and complex workflow systems. You'll work on advanced Python applications with real-time features, AI agent integrations, and sophisticated task orchestration.

Required SkillsCore Technologies (5+ years production experience)

✅ Python 3.12+ - Advanced async patterns, type hints, modern Python

✅ FastAPI - High-performance APIs, dependency injection, middleware

✅ SQLAlchemy 2.0+ - Async ORM, complex queries, optimization

✅ GraphQL - Schema design, resolvers, performance optimization

✅ PostgreSQL - Advanced queries, indexing, optimization

✅ Redis - Caching strategies, pub / sub, task queuing

Additional Requirements

• Strawberry GraphQL framework
• Unit of Work pattern & repository patterns
• Background task processing (TaskIQ, Celery, or similar)
• Database migrations (Alembic)
• OpenAI APIs & agents SDK integration
• Workflow orchestration and state machines
• Testing frameworks (pytest, testcontainers)
• Observability (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Sentry)
• Docker & containerization

What You'll Do

→ Architect scalable Python backend systems with FastAPI

→ Design and optimize GraphQL APIs with Strawberry

→ Implement Unit of Work pattern for transaction management

→ Build AI agent systems using OpenAI's native SDK

→ Implement robust background task processing with TaskIQ

→ Design database schemas and optimize query performance

→ Create workflow orchestration with custom Arc / Transition systems

→ Integrate third-party APIs (Stripe, Google Calendar, OAuth)

→ Collaborate with AI tools to enhance productivity

Our Tech Stack

Core : Python 3.12, FastAPI, Strawberry GraphQL

Database : PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy 2.0, Alembic

Patterns : Unit of Work, Repository, Service Layer

AI / ML : OpenAI agents SDK, GPT-4 integration

Tasks : TaskIQ, Redis, Async workflows

Testing : Pytest, Testcontainers, Async testing

Monitoring : OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Sentry, Langfuse

AI Tools : GitHub Copilot, Cursor

What We Offer

Latest AI development tools + awesome team!

How to Apply

Send us :

Your resume

GitHub / portfolio

Brief note about your AI tools experience