Senior Backend Engineer — Java, Python, AI, Remote

Ubq; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Remote; ARS 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop

Generous PTO

Regional holidays

Remote-friendly LATAM

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. The role focuses on building scalable distributed systems using Java and Python, with AI-assisted development and production-grade deployments.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software engineering, strong ownership, and startup-ready mindset. Remote work is 100% from LATAM with a company laptop and flexible time off.

Qualifications

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

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

Docker

Kubernetes

AI/LLM-based development

Distributed systems

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. The role focuses on building scalable distributed systems using Java and Python, with AI-assisted development and production-grade deployments.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in software engineering, strong ownership, and startup-ready mindset. Remote work is 100% from LATAM with a company laptop and flexible time off.