Senior Software Engineer, Backend

New York on site Until 8/21/2026 4+ years exp First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

Why Auctor

Auctor is building the AI layer for professional services and software implementation. Think of us as the brain behind the best solution engineers, forward-deployed engineers, and onboarding teams— automating the documentation, the discovery, and the decision-making that powers $400B+ in services work. We’re going after one of the biggest software categories of the decade.

Role Overview

As a Backend Software Engineer at Auctor, you will own and lead engineering projects across our software offerings. You will work closely with our operations, GTM, and deployed services teams to build state-of-the-art systems that provide value to our customers.

We’re looking for people who want to do the most meaningful work of their career—people who are sharp, fast, and relentless. No fluff. Just speed, execution, and a shot to build something generational.

This role is based in New York, NY, in person 5 days per week.

What You'll Do

  • Retrieval over large corpora of enterprise documents

  • Backend infrastructure for AI-powered collaborative workflows

  • Building multi-step planning agents for enterprise project management

  • Enterprise-grade security for sensitive organizational data

  • Evaluating LLMs across document generation and synthesis tasks

  • Data ingestion pipelines from enterprise integrations (Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, etc.)

What You'll Have

  • 4+ years (post-BS/MS) of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teams

  • Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products

  • Experience building backend platforms that can support multiple product lines

  • Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge

  • Experience architecting scalable systems to support rapid growth and enterprise-level traffic

  • Grit - experience working at early-stage startups is a plus

Compensation Range

$250,000-$350,000

Benefits

  • Equity with real upside – you're joining early, and your equity reflects that

  • Competitive, top-of-market salary

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage

  • Monthly wellness stipend

  • Unlimited PTO – take the time you need

  • Daily meal stipend, plus dinner covered on the nights you're working late

  • Weekly happy hours and team outings because work is better with people you actually like

Compensation (from employer):
$250K – $350K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus

About this role

Summary

Lead backend projects for AI-driven enterprise SaaS products focusing on security, scalability, and data integration.

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Experience level

4+ years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

In person in New York, NY, 5 days a week, no remote.

Salary

$250k–$350k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

programmingscalable systemsenterprise securitydata pipelinesAI

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

backendenterprise systemsAIsecuritydata pipelines
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

New York, NY, USA

On-site City