Conversica

Staff Backend Platform Engineer

United States, Remote (West) · Staff+ · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 34 days ago

PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLAWSPlatform EngineeringAgentic AICRMOutbound SalesResearch

About the role

If you've owned and operated significant systems in production, shipped strong software end to end, written code other engineers were glad to inherit, or developed real depth in a backend domain, put that front and center.
Show us what you've built, what problems you've wrestled with, and how you reason about tradeoffs in real-world systems.
Use of AI in the Hiring Process As an AI company, we recognize that candidates may use AI tools to research, prepare, and improve application materials.

What You'll Build
Integration platform: inbound and outbound data processors, partner APIs, webhook ingestion, CSV bulk imports, sync logic, and resilient retry/backoff patterns for unreliable external systems
Data foundations: Postgres schema design, data models for contacts, conversations, campaigns, and configuration. Storage patterns optimized for both transactional workloads and agent retrieval
You've established the integration, data, and messaging patterns that other backend engineers build against, and the platform's engineering standards are visibly stronger because of you.
You've led at least one cross-team technical initiative end to end, including the consensus-building, design, delivery, and operational handoff.
You'll join a small, experienced platform engineering team and partner closely with our AI Engineering team to build the backend that powers our agent-native platform., influence the direction of the platform, and help build the durable, customer-ready systems that turn emerging AI capabilities into reliable products.

This role operates with a high degree of autonomy and technical authority.
Strong proficiency in Python, including production experience with FastAPI, Celery, and similar async/queue-based frameworks
Deep experience with Postgres including schema design, query optimization, and operating Postgres in production
Equivalent of 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with significant focus on backend platform, integrations, or data infrastructure - including hands-on responsibility for systems running in production at scale.
Track record of leading cross-team or org-wide technical initiatives from conception through production, including the soft work of building consensus and unblocking other engineers
Proven experience deploying and operating production backend systems at scale
Experience working with large datasets and navigating real-world data quality challenges across heterogeneous source systems
Experience setting engineering standards (service design, data architecture, operational practices) that other engineers adopted and built on
Experience designing and operating integrations with third-party SaaS systems including handling rate limits, schema drift, and partial failures
Strong background in modern cloud-based architectures, particularly AWS
Active use of modern AI coding tools (Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, or similar) as part of your development workflow

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and is based on role scope, experience, and job-related skills.

Conversica is a remote-first company building AI-powered solutions that help businesses engage customers more effectively.

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