Summary
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A senior backend engineering opportunity with a fast-growing AI startup. You will design and scale backend systems powering real-time intelligent workflows and enterprise applications, while collaborating with AI engineers, researchers, full-stack developers, and product teams. The role is fully remote within Portugal and emphasizes strong engineering practices in an AI-first environment.
Highlights
Fully remote role anywhere in Portugal with a fast-growing, well-funded AI startup. The position offers the chance to build scalable backend infrastructure for real-time AI workflows and collaborate closely with AI researchers, engineers, and product teams.
Description
TalentCo are delighted to be working with a fast-growing Agentic AI startup looking to hire several high-calibre Senior Backend Engineers into their growing engineering team in the Portugal, having recently closed a significant seed funding round.
This hire can be based fully-remote anywhere in Portugal, for this Silicon Valley headquartered startup.
You will be at the forefront of building and scaling AI-powered applications, transforming how enterprises interact with intelligent agents.
You’ll focus on developing scalable back-end systems that power real-time AI-driven workflows.
This role requires strong software engineering skills, a deep understanding of backend development, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, AI-first environment.
You’ll collaborate with AI engineers, AI researchers, full-stack engineers and product teams to build enterprise-grade solutions that enable seamless AI-human interactions.
As Senior Backend Engineer you will:
Design and build applications that power AI-driven workflows for enterprise users.Build scalable backend services that support real-time AI interactions, knowledge retrieval, and automation.Work closely with AI researchers and ML engineers to integrate LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and automation into production-ready applications.Ship robust, minimal-dependency code that performs efficiently in enterprise environments.Continuously iterate and refine AI-driven products, balancing user needs with technical feasibility.
We want to hear from you if you have:
6+ years of hands-on experience building production applications, having worked in high-bar engineering environments, particularly startups or scale-ups.A backend focus, with proficiency in modern web technologies, namely Node.js and TypescriptStrong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and scalable architectures.Understanding of AI-powered applications, including LLMs, chat interfaces, and agentic workflows.Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment, solving complex problems and delivering impact.Strong collaboration skills, with experience working in cross-functional teams with engineers, designers, and AI researchers.
What do they offer?
Salary between €100k-150k dependent on experienceMeaningful early-stage equityFully remote employment contractWork from anywhere policy
