Senior Software Engineer I - Backend

About the role

Niural is an AI-native platform that unifies payroll, compliance, HR and financial operations so companies can hire, pay and manage teams across 150+ countries. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will build backend systems supporting payroll, payments and compliance workflows, working on product surfaces where performance, correctness and user trust matter. You will architect globally scalable backend systems across serverless infrastructure and hybrid data models, define standards for reliability, cost efficiency, observability and security, and mentor engineers across levels.

Key responsibilities

• Architect and lead development of globally scalable backend systems
• Define and evolve backend architecture standards across serverless and relational systems
• Design advanced data strategies across DynamoDB and Postgres
• Lead multi-service and cross-domain initiatives and design event-driven systems
• Own service reliability, scalability and cost strategy, and establish observability, monitoring and incident response standards
• Lead high-severity incident resolution and postmortems, and design multi-region, high-availability systems
• Drive security and compliance considerations in architecture
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers and lead backend hiring and technical calibration
• Partner with product leadership to align the backend roadmap with business strategy

Required profile

• 6+ years of backend development experience in cloud-native environments
• Proven track record of leading backend teams or major initiatives
• Ability to operate in high-scale, global production environments and make high-impact architectural decisions under ambiguity
• Strong product and business acumen, and excellent leadership, communication and mentoring capabilities

Required skills

• Expert-level Python
• Deep understanding of distributed systems principles
• Scalable serverless architecture design
• Advanced DynamoDB and Postgres expertise
• Event-driven systems and AWS architecture and infrastructure-as-code

What we offer

• Competitive salary package
• Continuous learning and career advancement programs, with mentorship and coaching
• Supportive, collaborative work environment
• Snacks and lunch provided during shifts
• MacBook Pro and high-performance monitor provided
• Fast-track admissions to US universities for Masters in CS, and visa sponsorship for high performers