Vic.ai - Senior Backend Engineer
Requirements
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred). • 5+ years building and operating production backend systems, primarily in TypeScript/Node.js, Elixir/Phoenix, Python. Strong backend engineers from other stacks who are eager to work in TypeScript are welcome. • Experience integrating with third-party APIs (REST, SOAP, OData, OAuth2, webhooks). • Solid grasp of queue-based and distributed systems: idempotency, retries, dead-lettering, and backpressure. • Proven experience taking systems from development to production and operating them using best practices. • Strong understanding of performance monitoring, logging, observability, and operational reliability. • Experience scaling and optimizing relational databases. • Exposure to IT security principles and demonstrated adherence to secure development practices. • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
• Build and operate integrations that move data bidirectionally between customers' ERP systems and Vic.ai. • Develop backend services in TypeScript/Node.js (HTTP APIs, queue-based workers, PostgreSQL). • Design integrations against third-party APIs (REST, SOAP, OData, OAuth2) with explicit, typed contracts. • Make jobs idempotent and replay-safe, including retries, rate limiting, dead-lettering, and correlation/audit logging. • Own services from development through production, including deployment on AWS, monitoring, and issue resolution within defined SLAs. • Contribute to the AI-assisted tooling that speeds up customer onboarding. • Support adjacent backend domains as needed (Public API and core services in Elixir/Phoenix, plus Python services). • Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term platform scalability. • Identify, troubleshoot, escalate, and resolve issues related to performance, accuracy, and system stability. • Our Stack • Our Stack • Backend: Elixir/Phoenix and TypeScript/Node.js, plus Python for our AI and ML services • Frontend: React + TypeScript • Data & processing: PostgreSQL with queue-based, distributed processing (RabbitMQ, Oban, BullMQ) • Infrastructure: AWS, containerized deployment (Docker/Kubernetes), with first-class observability and structured logging • Tooling & delivery: GitHub, GitHub Actions CI/CD
Benefits
• Vic.ai • Build real AI systems that operate at scale in production. • Own critical backend infrastructure that directly impacts customers. • Work alongside experienced engineers, data scientists, and product leaders. • Tackle complex technical challenges with autonomy and accountability. • Be part of a company redefining how finance teams operate, using AI that actually works. • If you’re excited about building intelligent backend systems, owning production-grade AI pipelines, and pushing the boundaries of applied machine learning in real-world environments, we’d love to meet you.
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