Auctor

The agentic operating system for modern system integrators.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

New York
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Matthew Blackburn
Matthew Blackburn
Founder

About the role

Why Auctor

Auctor is building the AI layer for professional services and software implementation. Think of us as the brain behind the best solution engineers, forward-deployed engineers, and onboarding teams— automating the documentation, the discovery, and the decision-making that powers $400B+ in services work. We’re going after one of the biggest software categories of the decade.

Role Overview

As a Backend Software Engineer at Auctor, you will own and lead engineering projects across our software offerings. You will work closely with our operations, GTM, and deployed services teams to build state-of-the-art systems that provide value to our customers.

We’re looking for people who want to do the most meaningful work of their career—people who are sharp, fast, and relentless. No fluff. Just speed, execution, and a shot to build something generational.

This role is based in New York, NY, in person 5 days per week.

What You'll Do

  • Retrieval over large corpora of enterprise documents

  • Backend infrastructure for AI-powered collaborative workflows

  • Building multi-step planning agents for enterprise project management

  • Enterprise-grade security for sensitive organizational data

  • Evaluating LLMs across document generation and synthesis tasks

  • Data ingestion pipelines from enterprise integrations (Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, etc.)

What You'll Have

  • 4+ years (post-BS/MS) of backend-focused software engineering experience on product-centric teams

  • Track record of building fast-growing SaaS products

  • Experience building backend platforms that can support multiple product lines

  • Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge

  • Experience architecting scalable systems to support rapid growth and enterprise-level traffic

  • Grit - experience working at early-stage startups is a plus

Compensation Range

$250,000-$350,000

Benefits

  • Early-stage equity

  • Competitive, top-of-market salary

  • Catered lunch and dinners

About Auctor

Auctor
Founded:2025
Batch:X25
Team Size:15
Status:
Active
Location:New York
Founders
Matthew Blackburn
Matthew Blackburn
Founder
Anthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing
Anthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing
Founder
Xinan Rahman
Xinan Rahman
Founder
William Sun
William Sun
Founder