Hatch IT
Senior Engineer, Backend
Metro, DC · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 15, 2026
- Experience
- No specific number of years stated; requires strong production experience with TypeScript and Go and production experience with AWS.
- Education
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship required
About the job
Build and own backend services and core product features across Holokai’s enterprise AI platform, from policy enforcement and model orchestration to data and production operations.
What you'll do
- Build APIs, data pipelines, integrations, and backend business logic, including policy evaluation, AI workflow orchestration, and model gateway services.
- Design and optimize PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and data models.
- Monitor, debug, and fix production software.
What they ask for
- Strong production experience with TypeScript and Go; Python is a plus.
- Experience designing and building APIs and backend service architecture, and working with relational databases, including PostgreSQL.
- Production experience with AWS and containerized deployments such as Docker, ECS, or EKS.
- U.S. Citizenship; bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Nice to have
- Experience with LLM APIs and AI/ML pipelines, policy engines, or message queues and event-driven architectures.
- React experience or enterprise security, compliance, or governance experience.
Tools
TypeScript, Go, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, ECS, EKS
AI focus
Build AI platform capabilities including multi-step LLM workflows, model-provider routing, and policy controls. Use AI-assisted development tools daily; the team expects engineers to assess their outputs critically.
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