Reacher powers creator marketing for the world's largest brands. YC S25.
Backend Software Engineer
Location
India
Posted
136 days ago
Salary
$30K - $60K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Backend Software Engineer
Reacher
• Own and lead product features end-to-end: research, design, implement, test, and ship • Lead and shape engineering architecture - set standards for code quality, testing, and development practices across the stack • Mentor and guide other engineers in adopting AI-native workflows, establishing best practices and patterns • Talk directly to customers and translate vague requirements into polished user experiences • Design scalable backend systems (Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, GCP) • Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with minimal oversight • Drive architectural decisions and engineering processes that maximize AI-assisted development velocity • Ship fast and learn fast - high urgency environment
Job Requirements
- 2–6 years of professional full-stack experience at a product-first company or FAANG-level environment (Senior SDE ownership expected)
- Comfortable building features across the entire backend stack
- Care deeply about product, design, and user experience—not just code
- Have owned something meaningful end-to-end (a product module, infrastructure refactor, major feature launch)
- Can set standards for engineering quality and architectural decisions in an AI-native environment
- Resourceful and thrive in ambiguous environments—you figure things out independently
- Have strong product intuition and can push back on requirements when needed to improve outcomes
- AI coding experience is your most important and necessary skill - you have deep understanding of modern coding tools, specifically Claude Code, and are proficient with its various modes (Interactive, Plan, Headless, Agent Teams, Delegate)
- You're "AI-pilled" when it comes to problem-solving - you tackle any new problem, skill, or architectural challenge by leveraging AI tools and an AI-driven workflow. This is your default approach, not an experiment
- Strong systems thinking and architectural awareness - you direct AI to build while you architect, review, and verify. You know when AI output is correct and when it needs correction
- Can demonstrate recent AI-native work - you've shipped meaningful projects in the last 90 days where AI coding tools were your primary development environment.
Benefits
- Strong engineering-first culture that embraces cutting-edge AI tools
- High autonomy and visibility—no boring tickets
- Your code reaches users within days, not months
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