Sr. AI First Developer
TLDR
Develop and enhance advanced backend services and APIs at a fast-growing AI-driven company, impacting how enterprises leverage technology for productivity improvement.
About Smartcat
Smartcat is building the future of work, where human expertise meets digital teammates to drive 10x to 1000x productivity gains for the world’s leading enterprises.
We’re on the frontier of an entirely new category: Agentic AI. We enable enterprises to build high-performing hybrid workforces made up of both humans and AI agents. These AI agents aren’t generic copilots. They’re fully trained digital teammates that learn from your best people, your content, and your business strategy—ready to get to work from day one.
Our platform combines generative AI, human-in-the-loop workflows, and a living Enterprise Skill Graph that continuously learns and improves. Whether you're launching a product globally, onboarding new hires, translating learning content, or aligning legal teams across regions, Smartcat turns knowledge into action and action into scale.
Over 1,000 companies, including 20% of the Fortune 500, rely on Smartcat to bring their business to the world—instantly, accurately, and in every language. As a Series C company with consistently high year-over-year growth, we’re scaling fast and investing in people who want to shape the future of work with us.
Join us in unlocking global potential, one human and agent team at a time.
Mission
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing our platform's capabilities. You'll design and implement scalable, high-performance backend services that power critical features for our growing client base.
Outcomes
- Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs that solve real-world customer challenges
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and security
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of services
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues efficiently
- Actively participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning
Requirements
- 8+ years of proven professional experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3 years in .NET and C#
- 2+ years of experience in product companies (SaaS)
- Passion and strong skill for writing clean, maintainable, and testable code and well-documented C# code
- Experience with writing and maintaining Unit tests and E2E tests
- Advanced experience with MongoDB
- Upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency (written and spoken)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a growth mindset
- Readiness to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with extreme focus, a strong sense of ownership, and determination
- Openness to constructive feedback and value the ideas and opinions of others
Our technologies
- Backend: .NET Core (C#), Python
- Frontend: Vue.js 2/3, Nuxt 3, Typescript
- Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
- Messaging Queue: Kafka
- Cloud Provider: Amazon AWS
- Monitoring & Logging: ELK (EFK), Prometheus, Grafana
Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far
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A global, connected team
We’re a team of 200+ people across 30+ countries, working together through a hub-and-spoke model anchored in eight key locations: New York, London, Lisbon, Costa Rica, Serbia, Armenia, Georgia, and Spain. Most of our roles are remote-friendly, giving you the flexibility to do your best work from where you thrive. For customer-facing teams, we prioritize proximity to our customers, ensuring we stay deeply connected to their needs and deliver an exceptional experience. No matter where you’re based, you’ll be part of a highly collaborative, globally-distributed team that values ownership, speed, and meaningful impact. -
Be part of an AI Native Organization
We are highly innovative, using AI across all areas of the organization to accelerate decision-making and free people to focus on strategy and high-impact work. We embrace new ideas and encourage all Smartcaters, regardless of level or department, to manage their own AI Agents. At Smartcat you’ll shape how AI transforms the workplace and play an integral role in ensuring Smartcat remains a leader in AI innovation. -
Innovating a $100 Billion industry
Smartcat is reshaping the $100B multilingual content industry with an AI-powered platform that makes it easy for companies to create, translate, and localize global content at scale. Our platform enables enterprise teams to move away from slow, traditional outsourcing methods, and achieve fast, high-quality results, at a fraction of the cost. -
Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together
We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here. -
Smartcat Culture Code: Where Diversity Meets High Performance
At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and engagement. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment..png)
Smartcat is redefining how enterprises work by blending human expertise with AI technology, significantly boosting productivity for companies around the globe. Their AI-powered platform streamlines the creation, translation, and localization of multilingual content, transforming workflows and making it easier for businesses to operate on a global scale. With a focus on enhancing hybrid workforces, Smartcat serves a diverse range of organizations, including many in the Fortune 500.