Senior Software Engineer Job Northern Kentucky USA,Software Development

Pixoate is building one of the fastest-growing AI-powered creative platforms. Our mission is to make professional photo, PDF and document editing accessible through AI. Every day, users around the world rely on us to remove backgrounds, restore photos, upscale images, edit PDFs and much more.

As a Senior Software Engineer you'll help design, build and scale products that serve thousands of users, working with a modern stack and real AI.

Tech stack Backend:
Node.js, Express, Type Script, REST APIs, JWT, Redis, BullMQ. Frontend:
Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Type Script. Data:
MongoDB, Redis. Infra:
Docker, Linux, Nginx, Git Hub Actions, PM2, Fastly CDN, Cloudflare, AWS/Hetzner. AI & media: image processing, OCR, background removal, upscaling, generative-AI integration.

We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving difficult technical problems, writing clean code and taking ownership. You should be comfortable working independently while collaborating with a small, fast-moving team.

Hiring process:
Application review Technical assessment Technical interview Founder discussion Offer.

This is a fully remote role. Applicants must be based in the United States, the United Kingdom, or Australia.

What you will do

Design, build and maintain scalable backend services
Develop high-performance web applications with Next.js and React
Build secure REST APIs for the frontend and third-party integrations
Design scalable MongoDB data models
Optimize application performance and reliability
Integrate AI models and image-processing pipelines
Collaborate closely with product, design and engineering
Review code, mentor developers and uphold engineering standards
Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code
Troubleshoot production issues and improve system stability
Take part in architecture discussions and technical planning

What we are looking for

5+ years of software development experience
Strong JavaScript and Type Script skills
Excellent Node.js and Express knowledge
Advanced React and Next.js experience
MongoDB database design
REST API development
Git and collaborative workflows
Docker and Linux fundamentals
Strong debugging skills
Understanding of scalable system architecture

Nice to have

AI/LLM integration
Microservices architecture
Redis and queue systems (BullMQ)
CDN optimization
Image processing
CI/CD pipelines
Performance optimization
SaaS product experience