Senior Backend Developer Python Jobs in Orem, UT

Job Summary:
NiCE is a leading software company that transforms cloud operations using AI. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build AI-powered operational platforms, focusing on integrating AI models and automating complex workflows in production environments.
Responsibilities:
• Build and scale AI-driven workflows and automation systems
• Develop integrations with systems like monitoring platforms, ticketing tools (ServiceNow, Jira, OpsGenie), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud services
• Design and implement APIs, tools, and data pipelines that power AI-driven decision-making
• Work on LLM integrations, prompt engineering, and orchestration layers — streaming responses, function calling, tool use, RAG pipelines, agentic orchestration
• Build and maintain full-stack AI applications using TypeScript, React, and Next.js — from user dashboards and personalized experiences to real-time analytics and interactive tools
• Translate real-world operational problems into automated, intelligent solutions
• Collaborate with Product, SRE, and Infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end capabilities
• Improve system performance, reliability, and observability
• Build evaluation and observability systems — measure model capabilities, monitor output quality, and create dashboards that keep the product improvable
• Create reusable platforms and tools that accelerate development — component libraries, shared abstractions, internal tooling that multiplies team productivity
• Design and develop scalable backend systems for AI-powered platforms
• Build and maintain AI integrations, workflows, and automation pipelines
• Implement REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Design and implement database schemas and queries for complex domains — tracking, engagement, reporting
• Work with both structured and unstructured data for AI use cases
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing, and deployment automation
• Troubleshoot and optimize production systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Contribute to reusable frameworks and engineering best practices
• Prototype fast — move from concept to working demo in days, ship incrementally
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong focus on full-stack web development
• Expert in TypeScript and React — performance optimization, modern patterns (hooks, context, suspense), component architecture
• Production experience with Next.js — App Router, Server Components, API routes, SSR/SSG, edge deployment
• Hands-on experience with LLMs — prompt engineering, streaming APIs, function calling, tool-use, chaining and orchestration patterns
• Experience with Vercel AI SDK — unified LLM provider interface, streaming, structured output, tool calling across OpenAI/Anthropic/Google/xAI
• Model Context Protocol (MCP) — building or consuming MCP servers for extensible AI tool use
• Strong backend fundamentals — Node.js or Python, REST/GraphQL APIs, relational databases, Redis, auth
• Solid database design — PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM, schema modeling for complex domains, query optimization, migrations
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems in cloud environments (AWS / Azure)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Radix UI and modern component-driven UI development
• High agency — you operate independently in ambiguous environments, take ownership of problems, and drive them to completion
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred:
• Experience building agentic coding tools, AI agent frameworks, or developer-facing SDKs/APIs (Claude Agent SDK, OpenAI Agents SDK)
• Experience with Vercel ecosystem — Next.js, AI SDK providers, Turbopack
• Background in evaluation frameworks — measuring model capabilities, collecting human feedback at scale, A/B testing outputs
• Experience with sandboxed execution environments for safely running AI-generated code
• Built research tools, experimentation platforms, or scientific software
• Proficiency with Python — FastAPI/Django, data pipelines, ML tooling
• Knowledge of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Sentry, etc.)
• Experience building automation or internal platforms
• Familiarity with real-time features — WebSockets, streaming UX, collaborative interfaces
• Knowledge of advanced web technologies — WebGL, WebAssembly, web workers, PWAs
• Experience with alternate JS runtimes — Bun, Deno
• Built open-source tools or platforms with active user communities
• Strong quantitative foundation (math, physics, or related fields)
Company:
NiCE is transforming the world with AI that puts people first. Founded in 1986, the company is headquartered in Ra'anana, ISR, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.