Senior Agentic AI Engineer — Remote

Epam Systems; La Pampa; Remote; ARS 181,747,000 - 272,620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Laptop provided

Generous PTO

Regional holidays

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a US-based cybersecurity startup. Build scalable backend services in Java and Python, design and maintain distributed systems, and own features end-to-end.

You'll work in a startup environment with AI-assisted development, remote LATAM, and high ownership. Strong backend expertise and experience with Docker/Kubernetes preferred.

Qualifications

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

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 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.

Skills

Python

Java

Distributed systems

AI/LLM experience

Ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Databases

Message queues

Job description

Prometeo Talent is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a US-based cybersecurity startup. Build scalable backend services in Java and Python, design and maintain distributed systems, and own features end-to-end.

You'll work in a startup environment with AI-assisted development, remote LATAM, and high ownership. Strong backend expertise and experience with Docker/Kubernetes preferred.