Senior Backend Engineer (Python & AI) LATAM 100 Remote

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Were currently partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup. The company is building innovative security solutions that help organizations strengthen their cybersecurity posture through intelligent scalable and modern technology. As an early-stage startup youll have the opportunity to work on complex technical challenges contribute to product evolution and make a direct impact on the growth and success of the platform.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in startup environments and enjoys building scalable systems from the ground up.

This role is ideal for engineers who combine deep backend expertise with a strong ownership mindset. You will play a key role in designing building and maintaining distributed systems while collaborating with a highly technical and fast-moving team.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Java and Python enjoys solving complex engineering problems and embraces AI-assisted development workflows to increase productivity without compromising quality.

• Design build and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Python.

• Develop distributed systems involving databases APIs message queues and data processing pipelines.

• Take full ownership of features and services throughout their lifecycle from design and implementation to monitoring and optimization.

• Build production-ready systems with a strong focus on reliability performance and maintainability.

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Improve system performance scalability and operational efficiency across the platform.

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while ensuring code quality and engineering best practices.

• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to key technical decisions as the company scales.

• Continuously improve development processes tooling and engineering standards.

• 8 years of experience in software engineering or backend development.

• 5 professional experience with Python building and maintaining production-grade backend systems.

• Strong experience with Java.

• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-based application development (AI agents agentic systems or LLM-powered applications)

• Experience building AI-driven features LLM integrations or agentic workflows in production environments is highly preferred.

• Solid understanding of distributed systems scalable architectures and asynchronous processing.

• Experience working with databases message queues and data processing pipelines.

• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.

• Proven experience building maintaining optimizing and improving products after launch.

• Strong ownership mindset autonomy and ability to thrive in startup or fast-paced environments.

• Advanced English level

Nice to have

• Experience working in product-focused companies owning products beyond the initial development phase.

• Experience in cybersecurity products or security-focused platforms.

• Experience with Kafka RabbitMQ or similar messaging systems.

• Experience building large-scale distributed data processing systems.

• Background in high-growth startups or scale-ups.

• Previous experience in large technology companies