Senior Backend Engineer - Remote (AI-Driven, Scalable)

Bluelight; Tandil; Remote; ARS 136,430,000 - 212,224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided laptop

Generous PTO and regional holidays

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services in Java and Python, with AI-assisted development and modern tech stacks.

Remote work from LATAM is supported, giving you autonomy and direct impact on product evolution. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with a highly technical team, and contribute to architectural decisions as the

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or backend development.
• 5+ years of Python experience, building production-grade backend systems.
• Strong experience with Java.
• Hands-on AI/LLM-based application development.
• Experience with AI-driven features or agentic workflows preferred.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and asynchronous processing.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Advanced English proficiency.

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 focusing on reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to speed delivery while preserving quality.
• Participate in architectural discussions and key technical decisions as the company scales.
• Continuously improve development processes and engineering standards.

Skills

Backend development

Python

Java

AI/LLM development

Distributed systems

Asynchronous processing

English proficiency

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Databases

Message queues

APIs

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services in Java and Python, with AI-assisted development and modern tech stacks.

Remote work from LATAM is supported, giving you autonomy and direct impact on product evolution. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with a highly technical team, and contribute to architectural decisions as the