Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Driven Development (Remote) at a Chicago-based Software Development Company - Alpha Global

Alpha Global - Our client is a Chicago-based software development company specializing in custom trading and financial technology solutions for brokers and trading firms.  The company operates with a distributed remote engineering team across the United States and Europe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Driven Development (Remote)

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• We are seeking a senior backend engineer who builds systems primarily through advanced AI coding agents — specifically ChatGPT Codex, Claude, and Gemini.
• In this role, AI agents are your primary development interface.
• You will design backend components, structure system logic, and implement features by directing and refining AI-generated code.
• You are expected to think and operate at a senior backend engineering level while maintaining architectural clarity, execution control, and system integrity.
• This role combines backend depth, AI fluency, and technical leadership.

Must-Have Skills
Backend Engineering Foundations:

• 6+ years professional software engineering experience.
• 4+ years backend-focused experience (Python strongly preferred).
• Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, system design).
• Proven experience contributing to production-grade backend systems.
• Ability to design and reason about modular system architecture.

AI-Driven Development:

• Minimum 2 years actively using AI coding agents (Codex, Claude, Gemini or similar) in real engineering workflows.
• AI agents are part of your daily development process.
• Experience operating multiple AI agents in parallel while maintaining architectural consistency.
• Ability to design backend components using AI-generated code.
• Ability to detect hallucinations, logical flaws, and unsafe patterns in AI outputs.
• Experience with structured outputs and tool-calling workflows.

Agent Execution & System Interaction:

• Experience working in environments where AI agents trigger real system actions through tools, APIs, file systems, or databases.
• Clear understanding of how structured AI outputs translate into executable system behavior.
• Ability to manage and validate execution flow from instruction to system-level action.

Database & System Discovery:

• Strong relational database experience (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar).
• Experience analyzing and reverse-engineering database schemas.
• Ability to extract and document tables, relationships, constraints, and access flows.

Documentation & QA Discipline:

• Minimum 2 years producing structured technical documentation.
• Ability to document architecture, database structure, and technical decisions clearly.
• Strong QA mindset focused on validation, reproducibility, and system integrity.
• Comfortable reviewing and refining AI-generated implementations.

Leadership & Developer Management:

• Minimum 2 years experience managing, mentoring, or leading developers.
• Strong code review experience and ability to enforce engineering standards.
• Ability to maintain architectural alignment across contributors.

Technical Environment:

• Strong proficiency in Visual Studio Code or equivalent IDE.
• Comfortable working across multiple screens (minimum 2, 3 preferred).
• Stable remote work environment.

Who This Role Is For:
This role is ideal for a senior backend engineer who:

• Thinks in systems and architecture.
• Uses AI agents as precision tools, not shortcuts.
• Can operate multiple AI agents in parallel without losing structural clarity.
• Understands how AI-generated structured outputs affect real systems.
• Is disciplined in documentation and validation.
• Has led developers and upheld engineering standards.
• Is comfortable operating under high cognitive load.

Good to Have Skills:

• Experience with Cursor or other AI-augmented development tools.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.
• Experience in financial or trading-related systems.
• Experience working in distributed international engineering teams.

Application Closing Date
21st March, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online

Note

• For any inquiries, reach us via: office@alpha-global.org
• Applications without completed questionnaire will not be considered.
• Qualified candidates will be invited to complete a structured technical questionnaire as part of the evaluation process.
• Shortlisted candidates will then participate in a paid 1-week technical trial to assess real-world AI-driven development capability, architectural thinking, and execution discipline.
• If you are a backend engineer who has fully integrated AI into your daily development workflow and are ready to operate at a senior, architecture-conscious level, we encourage you to apply.