Senior Python Backend Engineer (FastAPI / Cloud / AI Integrations)
We are looking for a strong Python Engineer who wants to work on modern backend systems, cloud infrastructure, AI integrations, and automation-driven products.
This role is for an engineer who:
- is confident working with backend architecture,
- understands scalable distributed systems,
- can build production-grade APIs,
- has experience with cloud infrastructure,
- and wants to work closer to the modern AI ecosystem.
Responsibilities
β’ Develop backend services using Python
β’ Build and maintain APIs using FastAPI
β’ Work with asynchronous programming and asyncio
β’ Integrate AI services and LLM-based tooling
β’ Develop automation workflows and backend integrations
β’ Work with cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines
β’ Build scalable backend architecture
β’ Optimize service performance and reliability
β’ Work with Kubernetes environments
β’ Integrate external APIs and third-party services
β’ Participate in technical and architectural decision-making
β’ Write maintainable, production-ready code
β’ Work with monitoring and debugging production systems
Requirements
Must-have:
β’ 4+ years of experience in Python development
β’ Strong production backend development experience
β’ Experience with FastAPI
β’ Solid knowledge of asyncio and asynchronous programming
β’ Experience building REST APIs
β’ Understanding of scalable backend architecture
β’ Experience with AWS
β’ Experience with Kubernetes
β’ SQL and database experience
β’ Git workflows
β’ Understanding of cloud-native applications
β’ Experience troubleshooting production systems
β’ English level sufficient for technical communication and documentation
Nice to have
β’ AI integrations experience
β’ LLM tooling / AI APIs
β’ Background tasks and async processing
β’ Docker
β’ CI/CD pipelines
β’ Experience with distributed systems
β’ Monitoring / observability experience
β’ Infrastructure knowledge
β’ Experience with automation platforms
β’ Data engineering experience
β’ Event-driven architecture
β’ WebSocket / realtime systems
β’ High-load backend systems
β’ Experience with the modern AI ecosystem
Who We Are Looking For
We are not looking for a βregular Python developer.β
We are looking for a backend engineer who:
- understands the modern cloud/backend ecosystem,
- can independently design backend solutions,
- thinks about scalability and reliability,
- knows how to work with asynchronous systems,
and is comfortable working at the intersection of backend, cloud, and AI integrations.
Particularly valuable experience includes:
- AI-powered systems,
- Python + cloud knowledge,
- Kubernetes experience,
- backend architecture mindset,
- automation-first thinking.
Tech Stack
β’ Python
β’ FastAPI
β’ asyncio
β’ AWS
β’ Kubernetes
β’ REST APIs
β’ Docker
β’ Git
β’ Cloud infrastructure
β’ AI / LLM integrations
Required skills experience
| Python | 4 years |
| AWS | 3 years |
| FastAPI | 3 years |
| Cloud | 3 years |
| AI Integration | 2 years |
Required languages
| English | B2 - Upper Intermediate |
| Ukrainian | Native |