Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our backend team and help build products that serve millions of pets and their owners. The role focuses on enhancing our core API, supporting cloud infrastructure, and integrating AI‑driven workflows. This is a full‑time, on‑site position in downtown Miami.

Key responsibilities

• Own the backend platform, from client‑facing API schema to server and database infrastructure on AWS.
• Contribute to architectural and design decisions, explaining trade‑offs.
• Break down features into releasable components, estimate timelines, and collaborate with the team.
• Design and implement core products using PHP and Laravel, following an OpenAPI specification and domain‑driven, service‑repository architecture.
• Build and enhance internal Python services, including AWS Lambda functions.
• Maintain AWS services with Terraform (ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, Parameter Store, CloudWatch, IAM).
• Participate in production monitoring, incident response, and tooling development.
• Integrate AI‑powered solutions into the product and improve AI agent workflows.

Required profile

• Significant experience building and operating scalable backend systems in production.
• Demonstrated experience building software with AI tools.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Required skills

• PHP
• Laravel
• OpenAPI
• Python
• AWS (ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, Parameter Store, CloudWatch, IAM)
• Terraform
• AI coding agents / AI‑powered development tools