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You will own backend delivery across engagements: designing data models, building API flows in Xano, integrating third-party services, and partnering with frontend, mobile, and AI engineers on contracts and behaviour.\nThe work spans all three Xano build modes: no-code function stacks, custom code through Xano’s scripting and code blocks, and Xano’s AI assistance and agentic features.\nA typical week includes a data model review for a new engagement, building a complex API flow in Xano, integrating a third-party webhook, and a customer working session on a new module.\n\nResponsibilities:\n\nBackend Delivery on Xano\nOwn end-to-end backend implementation on Xano: database schema, API endpoints, function stacks, background tasks, and integrations.\nShip production-ready work that meets customer requirements and engineering quality standards.\n\nBuild Across All Three Xano Modes\nUse Xano’s no-code function stacks for standard CRUD and business logic.\nDrop into custom code (JavaScript, Python through code blocks, expressions) where visual flows would be unwieldy.\nUse Xano’s AI assistance and agentic features to accelerate routine build work.\n\nDatabase Design on PostgreSQL\nOwn data model decisions for each engagement: table design, relationships, indexes, addons, and query performance.\nMake schema choices that hold up as product usage grows and that map cleanly to the API contracts the client needs.\n\nAPI Design and Integration\nDesign clean REST API contracts that the frontend, mobile, and third-party consumers can rely on.\nCover authentication, input validation, pagination, error handling, and rate limiting.\nIntegrate external services (payment gateways, messaging, storage, AI providers) through Xano’s connectors and custom requests.\n\nProduct Thinking and Solutioning\nTranslate fuzzy product asks from customers into concrete backend solutions.\nAsk the right questions about edge cases, data lifecycle, multi-tenancy, and access control before building.\nPush back on requirements that will cause pain later.\n\nCustomer Communication\nWork directly with customers in discovery, design reviews, demos, and weekly working sessions.\nExplain trade-offs in plain language, present options with clear recommendations, and write tight technical updates.\n\nAI-Assisted Backend Development\nUse Xano’s built-in AI features as well as external AI tools (Claude, Cursor, and similar) day to day for schema drafts, function stack scaffolding, query writing, integration setup, and review.\nDevelop strong instincts for when AI output is usable as-is and when it must be reworked.\n\nQuality, Testing, and Reliability\nTest the flows you ship.\nSet up sensible error handling, logging, and alerts for the backend services you own.\nParticipate in incident response when something breaks in production.\n\nDocumentation and Handover\nDocument data models, API contracts, and non-obvious decisions inside Xano and in shared docs so the rest of the team and the customer can pick up the work without you in the room.\n\nContinuous Learning\nTrack changes to the Xano platform, including new features, performance improvements, and AI capabilities.\nApply them to active engagements where they reduce build effort or improve product outcomes.\n\nRequirements:\n\nHands-on Production Backend Engineering Experience (Mandatory)\nMust have personally shipped backend systems to production for real users, with ownership of API design and data modelling.\nPOCs, coursework, and internal-only tools do not qualify.\n\n3 to 5 Years of Professional Backend Engineering Experience\nIn either a Node.js or Python environment.\nCandidates with slightly less time but strong demonstrated ownership are welcome to apply.\n\nStrong PostgreSQL Skills\nSchema design, indexing, query writing, and migrations on at least one production system.\nAble to reason about query performance and design data models that hold up under realistic product usage.\n\nREST API Design and 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Fundamentals\nWorking knowledge of at least one of AWS, GCP, or Azure: deploying services, reading logs, managing environments, and basic operational tasks.\nFamiliarity with Docker is a plus.\n\nBachelor’s Degree\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related engineering discipline.\nExceptional candidates with demonstrable production experience and strong portfolios may be considered without a formal degree.\n\nNice to Have\nPrior production experience on Xano, Bubble, Retool, or comparable visual or low-code backend platforms\nFull stack experience with React, Next.js, React Native, or Flutter\nExperience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) into backend workflows\nMulti-tenant SaaS product experience\nPrior agency, consulting, or product-engineering experience\nSkills\nXano, PostgreSQL, RESTful APIs, NodeJS (Node.js), Python, REST API, Express, FastAPI, NestJS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Docker, Database 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