About VoltAt Volt Labs, we’re building the infrastructure layer behind modern business messaging. Our platform helps companies navigate messaging compliance, onboarding, deliverability, routing, and operational complexity across carriers and providers.We are a remote-first, high-ownership team operating in a fast-moving growth environment. We care deeply about builder mentality, operational excellence, speed with accountability, and creating systems that scale.We are looking for engineers who want to help define the future of Messaging Ops while using AI as a core part of how they architect, build, troubleshoot, and scale systems.Role OverviewWe are hiring a Senior Back End Engineer to help architect and scale the core infrastructure powering Volt’s messaging platform.This role is focused on building reliable, high-throughput systems that support real-time messaging operations, onboarding workflows, compliance automation, routing intelligence, and operational visibility across providers and carriers.You will work closely with Engineering leadership, Product, Customer Operations, and Infrastructure teams to improve scalability, reliability, observability, automation, and platform performance.This is not a narrow feature-delivery role. We are looking for a senior-level builder who can think architecturally, operate independently, and contribute to long-term platform direction while still moving quickly in a startup environment.Equally important: this is a team role. Our engineering group is small, tight-knit, and genuinely collaborative. We cover for each other, give candid feedback without ego, and take real pride in raising the collective quality of the work. We’re looking for someone who strengthens that culture, not someone who operates on an island.What You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain scalable back-end systems and APIsImprove platform reliability, performance, observability, and operational efficiencyBuild systems that support high-volume messaging throughput and operational workflowsContribute to distributed systems architecture and scalability planningImprove automation across onboarding, compliance, routing, and operational toolingCollaborate with Product and Operations teams to translate complex workflows into scalable systemsHelp improve deployment reliability, infrastructure consistency, and engineering standardsParticipate in architecture reviews, technical planning, and systems design discussionsActively support peers through code review, knowledge sharing, and filling gaps — not just owning your own surface areaMentor engineers and contribute to technical best practices across the teamLeverage AI tooling to accelerate development, troubleshooting, debugging, automation, and documentation workflowsContribute to long-term platform modernization and scalability initiativesAI Expectations for This RoleAI is not an add-on at Volt — it’s woven into how we build. We’re looking for an engineer who has genuinely made the transition from traditional development practices to AI-augmented workflows, not just someone who occasionally uses Copilot. Ideally you’ve been part of a team or organization that successfully navigated that shift, and you can bring that experience — the patterns, the pitfalls, and the discipline — with you.What that looks like in practice:Systematic use of agentic coding workflows, not just ad hoc AI assistanceAI-assisted debugging and root-cause analysisInfrastructure and architecture analysis with AI toolingAutomated documentation and workflow generationAI-supported code review and refactoringIntelligent monitoring and anomaly analysisFaster prototyping and systems planningHelping the broader team level up its own AI practices over timeWhat We’re Looking ForStrong experience building and scaling back-end systems in production environmentsExperience designing APIs and distributed systemsStrong understanding of system performance, scalability, and reliabilityExperience with cloud infrastructure and event-driven architecturesStrong troubleshooting and systems-thinking mindsetExperience with observability, monitoring, and operational toolingAbility to operate independently and drive technical initiatives — while actively supporting and collaborating with a small, high-trust teamA collaborative, low-ego approach to peer feedback and shared ownership of qualityComfortable working in fast-moving startup environmentsStrong communication and cross-functional collaboration skillsReal, hands-on experience with AI-enabled engineering workflows and agentic coding practices — especially in an environment that has made the transition from traditional developmentNice to HaveExperience with messaging, telecom, CPaaS, or high-throughput infrastructureExperience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, SQS, or similar technologiesFamiliarity with compliance-heavy or workflow-heavy systemsExperience with DevOps or infrastructure automationExperience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiativesDeep familiarity with agentic tooling and AI-assisted engineering at the team or org levelExperience building internal operational platforms or automation systemsHow We WorkRemote-first team with high ownership and accountabilitySmall, highly collaborative environment — everyone fills in, no one operates on an islandFast iteration cycles and direct access to leadershipStrong builder culture with low ego and a genuine commitment to peer feedbackBias toward action, clarity, and operational excellenceAI-forward engineering mindset, actively evolving our practicesWhy VoltOpportunity to help architect and scale a rapidly growing messaging platformHigh-impact role with influence across infrastructure and product directionAbility to solve complex operational and scalability challengesWork closely with experienced founders and technical leadershipHelp build the operational backbone for modern messaging infrastructureJoin a team that genuinely invests in each other and works hard to get better together
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