Back End Developer

Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with 2-3 years of experience in building robust, scalable, production-level systems. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Python, FastAPI, AWS cloud platform, LLMs and similar AI-related technologies, especially embeddings and vector databases.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs using Python (FastAPI)
• Lead implementation of AI-enabled backends using vector databases and embedding-based search
• Connect content sources to the database using APIs, where available and website scraping
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers to build pipelines that ground data and enable semantic understanding
• Apply Agile/Scrum methodologies and lead sprint planning, retrospectives, and task prioritization
• Ensure systems meet scalability, performance, and security requirements
• Integrate frontend systems with backend services
• Set up monitoring, CI/CD, and debugging tools for production environments

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience in backend development with a strong production background
• Expertise in Python, particularly FastAPI
• Solid experience with cloud-native development on AWS
• Experience with vector databases and embedding-based search strategies
• Understanding of AI technologies, especially data grounding, LLM integration, and semantic search
• Project management experience
• Familiarity with modern database design and optimisation
• Proficient in Git, CI/CD workflows, and cloud storage integrations
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Agile development experience, including working in cross-functional teams
• Reliability and good communication skills