Senior Backend Engineer: AI-Driven Security (Remote)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided laptop and equipment

Generous PTO and regional holidays

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 from the ground up.

You will design, build, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Python, own features end-to-end, and collaborate with a highly technical team on data pipelines, APIs, and message queues. The role supports AI-assisted development and flexible remote work from LATAM.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services with Java and Python.
• Develop distributed systems involving databases, APIs, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Take full ownership of features from design to monitoring and optimization.
• Build production-ready systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency across the platform.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality.
• 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

AI/LLM

Distributed systems

Asynchronous processing

Ownership mindset

English proficiency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

RabbitMQ

Kafka

APIs

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 from the ground up.

You will design, build, and maintain distributed backend services using Java and Python, own features end-to-end, and collaborate with a highly technical team on data pipelines, APIs, and message queues. The role supports AI-assisted development and flexible remote work from LATAM.