Senior AI-Driven Backend Engineer (Remote LATAM)

Speedrun Talent Network; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Remote; ARS 152,122,000 - 253,536,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contractor USD payments

100% remote from LATAM

English classes

Referral program

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior/Staff Software Engineer focusing on AI-native development. You will design and build scalable backend services in Java and Python, integrating AI tools to accelerate delivery while upholding quality.

The role offers 100% remote work from LATAM, with a contractor engagement and USD payment. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in software engineering, strong backend expertise, and hands-on experience

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering or backend development.
• 5+ years with Python, building and maintaining production-grade backend systems.
• Strong experience with Java.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-based application development in production.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Python

Java

AI/LLM

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

OpenAI Codex

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior/Staff Software Engineer focusing on AI-native development. You will design and build scalable backend services in Java and Python, integrating AI tools to accelerate delivery while upholding quality.

The role offers 100% remote work from LATAM, with a contractor engagement and USD payment. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years in software engineering, strong backend expertise, and hands-on experience