Senior AI-Native Software Engineer

Lean Solutions Group
Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a AI-Native Software Engineer with strong experience building scalable backend systems using Node.js, distributed architectures, and modern data technologies. The ideal candidate has experience working with e-commerce systems and understands how high-volume transactional platforms, integrations, and event-driven architectures operate. This role will focus primarily on backend development while also contributing to emerging AI-powered capabilities, agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations. Candidates do not need to be AI experts, but should have a solid conceptual understanding of how LLMs, AI agents, tools, MCP, and AI-driven workflows work and how they can be integrated into production applications.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of strong professional experience in backend software development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and modern JavaScript/TypeScript development or other similar languages like python, Java, C#, Etc.
  • Experience designing and developing distributed systems and microservices.
  • Practical experience with Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming technologies.
  • Experience with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, or similar.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, or similar.
  • Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and backend integrations.
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, concurrency, reliability, and distributed-system concepts.
  • Familiarity with e-commerce platforms or systems, preferably involving high-volume transactions, orders, inventory, payments, catalog, or customer data.
  • Understanding of AI/LLM concepts and how AI can be integrated into software applications.
  • Familiarity with AI agents, including concepts such as tools, function calling, context, orchestration, and agent workflows.
  • Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) and its purpose in connecting AI models with tools and external systems.
  • Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
  • Strong communication skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience building AI-enabled applications or integrating LLM APIs.
  • Experience with React or modern frontend development.
  • Experience implementing or consuming MCP servers/tools.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

  • Building scalable backend systems using Node.js.
  • Working with distributed architectures and modern data technologies.
  • Contributing to emerging AI-powered capabilities, agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations.
  • Focusing primarily on backend development.
  • Integrating LLMs, AI agents, tools, MCP, and AI-driven workflows into production applications.
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