Senior Full Stack Engineer (Backend Focus)

About Us

Smart Capital Center is an end-to-end, AI-powered platform for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment and financial management. We power real-time underwriting, asset management, and portfolio analytics through a combination of live data, workflow automation, and AI-driven insights.

Operating at the intersection of Generative AI, finance, and real estate, we are building systems that digitize and simplify complex financial workflows.

Our clients include leading institutions such as JLL, Pacific Life Insurance Company, and KeyBank. We are a lean, high-performance team building category-defining technology in a $17 trillion industry.
To learn more about our platform and vision, please visit www.smartcapitalcenter.com

The Role
We are looking for a Senior Backend-Focused Full Stack Engineer who excels at building scalable backend systems while remaining comfortable contributing across the full stack.
In this role, your primary focus will be designing and building the backend services, APIs, data models, and infrastructure that power our AI-driven financial platform. You'll also collaborate with frontend engineers and contribute to our React application when delivering end-to-end features.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys solving complex backend challenges, takes ownership of core platform components, and helps shape the technical direction of our products.

What You Will Do
Backend Engineering (Primary Focus)
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java/Spring Boot (preferred) or Python
Develop secure, high-performance REST APIs that power real-time financial workflows
Design efficient database schemas and optimize SQL queries for large datasets
Build integrations with third-party services, financial data providers, and AI services
Improve application performance, scalability, reliability, and observability
Design asynchronous workflows, background jobs, caching, and event-driven architectures
Troubleshoot production issues and continuously improve system resilience

Full Stack Development
Deliver end-to-end features spanning backend services, APIs, and React frontend
Collaborate with frontend engineers to define API contracts and data models
Contribute to frontend development when needed using React and TypeScript
Ensure seamless integration across backend services, frontend applications, and data layers

System Design & Architecture
Design scalable, modular architectures that support rapid product evolution
Define service boundaries, API contracts, and domain models
Evaluate new technologies and architectural approaches
Drive improvements in performance, maintainability, and scalability

Technical Leadership
Own critical backend systems from design through production
Establish high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability
Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical collaboration
Proactively identify technical debt and drive long-term improvements

Collaboration
Partner closely with Product, AI, and Frontend teams to deliver customer-facing features
Participate in architecture discussions and technical planning
Contribute to Agile development processes and continuous improvement

Requirements
Experience
5+ years of professional software development experience
Proven experience building scalable backend systems in production
Experience delivering full stack applications with a backend-first mindset
Demonstrated ownership of systems throughout the software lifecycle

Backend (Primary Requirement)
Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot (preferred) or Python
Experience designing scalable REST APIs and backend services
Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservice architectures
Advanced SQL skills (PostgreSQL preferred)
Experience with asynchronous processing, messaging, and event-driven systems
Experience with caching technologies such as Redis
Strong understanding of authentication, authorization, and application security
Experience integrating external APIs and third-party services
Experience optimizing application performance and database queries

Frontend (Secondary Requirement)
Solid experience with React and TypeScript
Comfortable building and maintaining modern frontend applications
Experience consuming REST APIs and managing application state
Understanding of frontend performance and responsive UI development
Ability to contribute across the stack when required

Cloud & DevOps
Experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms
Experience with Docker and containerized applications
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools

Core Engineering Skills
Strong system design and architectural thinking
Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills
Ability to balance technical excellence with business priorities
High ownership and accountability
Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have
Experience with Generative AI or LLM integrations
Experience with vector databases or AI infrastructure
Experience with GraphQL
Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging platforms
Experience with Kubernetes
Experience building financial, investment, or analytics platforms
Experience working with large-scale data processing pipelines
Familiarity with Commercial Real Estate (CRE) or FinTech
Experience using AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.)

Why Join Us
Build the backend platform powering next-generation AI products for Commercial Real Estate
Solve technically challenging problems involving distributed systems, AI, and financial data
Own critical platform components with significant architectural influence
Work alongside a high-performing, execution-focused engineering team
Ship quickly with minimal bureaucracy and high autonomy
Competitive compensation and benefits