Senior Backend Engineer, AI Agents in Latvia

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to contribute to our vision and development of Agentic AI tooling and platforms through technical leadership and proactive thinking. Our product is an orchestration platform that enables developers to spin up isolated, AI-powered development sessions that autonomously work on tasks - from Jira tickets to GitHub issues. The team operates without a dedicated product manager; you will be expected to identify problems worth solving, define requirements, and own features from problem statement to production deployment.

Solid 8+ years of software development experience, of which: 5+ years with systems-level or backend technologies such as Rust, Go, NodeJS, Python, Ruby, or Java. Experience with async web frameworks (Axum, Actix, Warp, Tokio ecosystem, or equivalent in other languages) is required. Experience with databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and caching layers (Redis) is required. Experience with authentication/authorization systems (OAuth 2.0, JWT, OIDC) is required. Experience with WebSocket or real-time communication protocols is required. Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable) is a plus. Experience with frontend technologies such as React is a plus. Have adopted agentic development tool & practices for routine work and personal automation projects, such as Claude Code, Codex, Gemini-cli, OpenCode, pi-agent or others. Strong knowledge of functional and object-oriented programming, automated software testing, development, and testing essential methodologies. Ability to consider multiple quality dimensions like risk assessment, user impact, failure tolerance, code maintenance, implementation time, security breaches, and performance. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Thriving in autonomy in every aspect of daily work - be able to unblock yourself by finding the right people or help. Being a team player by avoiding solo performances and unblocking your peers. Caring for quality through impactful tests, process change proposals, and raising awareness of issues, be they product or technical. Caring for architecture - applying best practices, using software design patterns, and bringing ideas for improvements. Comfortable operating with high autonomy — you identify what needs building, not just how to build it. You must be a world-class individual contributor to thrive at Toptal. You will not be here just to tell other people what to do.

We take the best elements of virtual teams and combine them with a support structure that encourages innovation, social interaction, and fun. We see no borders, move at a fast pace, and are never afraid to break the mold.

Toptal is a global network of top talent in business, design, and technology that enables companies to scale their teams, on-demand. With $200+ million in annual revenue and team members based around the globe, Toptal is the world’s largest fully remote workforce.