Backend Engineer

Role Overview

At SaaS22, we’re building powerful, scalable, and reliable SaaS solutions - and we’re looking for experienced backend engineers to help build and shape the foundation of our scalable SaaS platform. You’ll architect and maintain backend systems, drive DevOps best practices, and leverage AI tools to move fast - without compromising code quality or reliability.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own enterprise-level systems

• develop robust, maintainable backend applications using modern engineering practices. Deliver features end-to-end - from architecture to deployment - with clean, tested, and well-documented code.

Build for scale and reliability

Drive our cloud-first, DevOps approach

Use AI to move faster, smarter

Collaborate cross-functionally

Champion quality

Stay sharp

What We’re Looking For

We care more about practical experience and ownership. If you love solving hard problems at scale and take pride in your work, we’d love to talk.

3+ years of experience

building distributed backend systems at scale.

Strong in

Java or Python , with a deep understanding of backend architecture, performance, and reliability. Comfortable building and consuming

REST or gRPC APIs .

Solid database fundamentals - experience with

MySQL or PostgreSQL , including query tuning, indexing, caching, and schema design. Comfortable with

NoSQL stores

like

DynamoDB, Cassandra, or ClickHouse

for high-throughput, low-latency applications.

Experience developing AI-driven systems using vector databases, embedding pipelines, and integrating LLMs or other AI models into production systems

Proven experience with

AWS infrastructure

and are comfortable in managing applications on any public cloud infrastructure. Familiarity with

CI / CD

and infrastructure automation tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Terraform.

You use

LLM-based tools

(Cursor, Claude, etc.) to accelerate development, refactor code, and debug with understanding. You’ll treat AI as an assistant, not a substitute - you’ll remain in control of the code you ship.

Strong communicator who values clear documentation, collaborative code reviews, and team transparency. You’re

resourceful, self-directed, and outcome-focused

What We Offer

Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment.

Be a part of the founding team (founding engineer) and work with industry veterans in SaaS

Flexible work arrangements.

Professional growth and development opportunities.

Work on cutting-edge technologies with a talented team.