Senior Backend Engineer

Role Overview

Edia is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale its Node.js applications on AWS. The team leverages AI-assisted development, expecting most coding to be performed by AI tools—your role is to direct that process, ensure quality, and ship reliable systems.

Responsibilities

• Architect and oversee backend systems across Edia’s product suite and internal tooling
• Guide AI coding assistants to implement large-scale changes and new features
• Review, debug, and refine AI-generated code to production standards
• Use AI internally to automate business operations
• Ship full-stack features end-to-end (beyond backend)

Requirements

• Strong ability to read and understand code (human- or AI-generated)
• Excellent debugging skills and strong bug detection
• Ability to envision large architectural changes and break them into steps an AI can execute
• Strong context switching to manage multiple in-flight tasks
• Experience with Node.js and cloud infrastructure (notably AWS), including containers and managed databases
• Ability to work across multiple codebases and domains
• Good judgment on when to accept or challenge AI suggestions
• Comfortable with ambiguity and taking ownership of loosely defined problems

Nice to Have

• Frontend experience (React)
• Startup experience

Compensation

• $180K – $250K (annual)