Sr. First Developer

About Smartcat

Smartcat is building the future of work, where human expertise meets digital teammates to drive 10x to 1000x productivity gains for the world’s leading enterprises.

We’re on the frontier of an entirely new category: Agentic AI. We enable enterprises to build high-performing hybrid workforces made up of both humans and AI agents. These AI agents aren’t generic copilots. They’re fully trained digital teammates that learn from your best people, your content, and your business strategy—ready to get to work from day one.

Our platform combines generative AI, human-in-the-loop workflows, and a living Enterprise Skill Graph that continuously learns and improves. Whether you're launching a product globally, onboarding new hires, translating learning content, or aligning legal teams across regions, Smartcat turns knowledge into action and action into scale.

Over 1,000 companies, including 20% of the Fortune 500, rely on Smartcat to bring their business to the world—instantly, accurately, and in every language. As a Series C company with 130% year-over-year growth, we’re scaling fast and investing in people who want to shape the future of work with us.

Join us in unlocking global potential, one human and agent team at a time.

Mission

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing our platform's capabilities. You'll design and implement scalable, high-performance backend services that power critical features for our growing client base.

Outcomes

• Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs that solve real-world customer challenges

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security

• Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of services

• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues efficiently

• Actively participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning

Requirements

• 8+ years of proven professional experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3 years in .NET and C#

• 2+ years of experience in product companies (SaaS)

• Passion and strong skill for writing clean, maintainable, and testable code and well-documented C# code

• Experience with writing and maintaining Unit tests and E2E tests

• Advanced experience with MongoDB

• Upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency (written and spoken)

• Strong problem-solving skills and a growth mindset

• Readiness to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with extreme focus, a strong sense of ownership, and determination

• Openness to constructive feedback and value the ideas and opinions of others

Our technologies

• Backend: .NET Core (C#), Python

• Frontend: Vue.js 2/3, Nuxt 3, Typescript

• Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch

• Messaging Queue: Kafka

• Cloud Provider: Amazon AWS

• Monitoring & Logging: ELK (EFK), Prometheus, Grafana

Why joining Smartcat might be your best move so far

• Fully remote team
We are a global team of 200+ enthusiastic people spread across 30+ countries. We have been fully remote since 2020, with some locations populated with more Smartcaters than others, such as Boston, Belgrade, Lisbon, Tbilisi and Yerevan.

• Be part of an AI Native Organization
We are highly innovative, using AI across all areas of the organization to accelerate decision-making and free people to focus on strategy and high-impact work. We embrace new ideas and encourage all Smartcaters, regardless of level or department, to manage their own AI Agents. At Smartcat you’ll shape how AI transforms the workplace and play an integral role in ensuring Smartcat remains a leader in AI innovation.

• Innovating a $100 Billion industry
Smartcat is reshaping the $100B multilingual content industry with an AI-powered platform that makes it easy for companies to create, translate, and localize global content at scale. Our platform enables enterprise teams to move away from slow, traditional outsourcing methods, and achieve fast, high-quality results, at a fraction of the cost.

• Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together
We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here.

• Smartcat Culture: Where Diversity Meets High Performance
At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and engagement. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.