Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

About the Role Join a lean, high-caliber core engineering team at a fast-growing AI-first platform in the critical event management space. This company helps enterprises — including major retailers, autonomous-vehicle companies, and utilities — stay ahead of physical threats by combining real-time AI-driven 911 radio monitoring with OSINT from major social networks to deliver verified, actionable threat alerts in seconds. Founded in 2023 by public-safety technology veterans and backed by top-tier investors (Seed/Series A stage), the company has strong early traction with meaningful ARR and high customer retention. The core engineering team is small by design — you'll have real ownership and outsized impact. We're adding 1–2 Senior or Staff Backend Engineers to the core team. This is a foundational hire. What You'll Do Own core platform functionality end-to-end, from initial design through polished delivery Innovate on features the industry hasn't seen before — this is genuine 0→1 work Collaborate closely with a small, senior core team and coordinate with supporting engineers Dive across specialties as needed — backend infrastructure, AI pipelines, data systems, and more Help shape engineering culture and practices at an early-stage company What We're Looking For Required: Senior-to-staff level backend engineering experience (typically 7+ years) Demonstrated 0→1 ownership — you've taken a large project or product from idea to polished delivery, end-to-end Flexibility and range across different engineering disciplines Based in the United States Nice to Have: Experience building user-configured workflow systems Experience building AI pipelines or agentic systems Early-stage startup experience Eye for product design and UX Compensation & Benefits Salary: $180,000 – $205,000 annually Fully remote (United States) Visa sponsorship available for US work authorization (e.g. H-1B) Location This role is fully remote and open to candidates based anywhere in the United States .