Senior Backend Engineer

The role

You will design, build, and scale the core infrastructure of the platform. You will work on services spanning data ingestion, query orchestration, and agentic AI workflows using a React, Node.js, and Postgres stack.

What you will do

• Architect and implement services spanning data ingestion, query orchestration, and agentic AI workflows
• Ship end-to-end features across React + Node.js + Postgres stack
• Integrate directly with LLMs like GPT, Gemini, and Claude
• Scale infrastructure on GCP for performance, reliability, and data security
• Collaborate with university data teams and administrators to translate problems into solutions
• Lay the foundation for engineering culture, best practices, and technical roadmap
• Prototype fast and iterate

Required qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience building and shipping full-stack applications
• Strong emphasis on backend systems (Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres)
• Track record of building scalable, high-quality software

Nice to have

• Exposure to LLMs, vector databases, or prompt engineering

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health (platinum insurance)
• Dental
• Vision

About the company

Straia is building the AI-native intelligence layer for colleges and universities. They unify institutional data and layer on AI agents to automate workflows and generate insights.