Software Engineer II - 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 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 design and own serverless backend services, make choices between DynamoDB and Postgres, and take accountability for production reliability.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and own end-to-end backend features in a serverless environment
• Architect scalable, maintainable REST APIs
• Design and optimize DynamoDB data models and Postgres schemas and queries
• Implement event-driven components and make informed choices between NoSQL and relational approaches
• Own production deployments, monitoring and rollback strategies, and optimize performance and AWS costs
• Lead small backend initiatives or feature pods, and take part in incident response and root cause analysis
• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to technical reviews, and proactively reduce technical debt
• Collaborate with Product and Frontend teams to align technical solutions with user needs

Required profile

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Strong proficiency in Python
• Experience designing scalable APIs in distributed systems and owning services in production
• Ability to lead small teams or projects, with strong ownership and accountability
• Product mindset balancing engineering quality and delivery speed, and excellent cross-functional communication

Required skills

• AWS Lambda and API Gateway
• DynamoDB (schema design, indexing, performance tuning)
• Postgres (query optimization, indexing, transactions)
• Event-driven architecture patterns

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 admission to US university Masters in CS programs for high performers
• L1 visa sponsorship and Green Card sponsorship for high performers