Remote Senior AI/Backend Engineer — Python & Java

Fullstack; Neuquén; Remote; ARS 90,873,000 - 181,747,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% remote work

Generous PTO

Company laptop

Regional holidays

Own technical influence

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, driving AI-driven features and distributed data pipelines.

You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with highly technical teams, and influence architectural decisions in a startup environment that values ownership, reliability, and performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering or backend development.
• 5+ years of Python in production-grade systems.
• Strong Java experience and distributed systems knowledge.
• Hands-on AI/LLM-based app development and integration.
• Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Advanced English level and startup/fast-paced resilience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python.
• Develop distributed systems with databases, queues, and data pipelines.
• Own features end-to-end from design to monitoring and optimization.
• Ensure production readiness with reliability and performance focus.
• Collaborate with product/engineering to translate requirements into solutions.
• Improve performance, scalability, and operational efficiency platform-wide.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery.
• Participate in architectural discussions and key technical decisions.
• Drive improvements in development processes and engineering standards.

Skills

Python

Java

Docker

Kubernetes

AI/LLM

Distributed systems

Backend development

Ownership mindset

English (Advanced)

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, driving AI-driven features and distributed data pipelines.

You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with highly technical teams, and influence architectural decisions in a startup environment that values ownership, reliability, and performance.