# Sr Backend Engineer at Slang

- Company: Slang
- What the company does: About Slang AI Slang AI is redefining customer engagement through conversational AI, making every interaction seamless and efficient. Backed by Techstars.
- Company website: https://slang.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $185K to $215K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/slangai/jobs/008a6fe9-b92d-4800-be3b-5dad41a9217e
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/slang-sr-backend-engineer/

## About the role

You'll join Slang's Engineering team as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing across our core product areas including telephony infrastructure, real-time voice AI, and application functionality. Your work will help restaurants automate customer interactions and improve service through natural conversation. You'll spend roughly 90% of your time developing backend services.

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of professional software development experience, primarily in backend systems
- Strong proficiency in at least one object-oriented language (e.g., Java, Kotlin, C#, Python, TypeScript, Ruby, C++, Go), with a solid grasp of OO design principles and willingness to work day-to-day in Kotlin
- A track record of owning features end to end and mentoring less-experienced engineers
- Experience building and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases and data modeling concepts
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)

Tags: Engineering