Remote Senior Backend Engineer: AI, Java & Python

Bluelightconsulting; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Remote; ARS 136,310,000 - 212,038,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided laptop

Generous PTO

Remote work with LATAM eligibility

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in startup environments and enjoys building scalable systems. You will design, build, and maintain backend services using Java and Python, and collaborate with a highly technical team.

The role requires 8+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in Python and strong Java expertise. AI/LLM-based development experience and ownership mindset are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or backend development.
• 5+ years building production-grade backend systems with Python.
• Strong experience with Java.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-based application development (AI agents, agentic systems, or LLM-powered applications).
• Experience with AI-driven features, LLM integrations, or agentic workflows in production.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalable architectures.
• Experience with databases, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Python.
• Develop distributed systems involving databases, APIs, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Take ownership of features from design to monitoring and optimization.
• Build production-ready systems with reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into solutions.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Java

Python

AI/LLM development

Distributed systems

Databases

Message queues

Data processing pipelines

Async processing

Ownership mindset

Backend architecture

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in startup environments and enjoys building scalable systems. You will design, build, and maintain backend services using Java and Python, and collaborate with a highly technical team.

The role requires 8+ years in software engineering with 5+ years in Python and strong Java expertise. AI/LLM-based development experience and ownership mindset are highly valued.