Senior Backend Engineer - Remote, AI-Driven Systems

Pyyne Digital; Santa Fe Capital; Remote; ARS 136,310,000 - 227,183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work LATAM

Company laptop

Generous PTO

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java and Python, focusing on distributed architectures and AI-assisted development workflows.

This role offers 100% remote work with flexibility to operate from LATAM, ownership mindset, and opportunities to influence technical decisions in a startup environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software/backend experience.
• 5+ years in Python building backend systems.
• Strong Java experience.
• Hands-on AI/LLM-based 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.
• Take ownership of features from design to monitoring and optimization.
• Build production-ready systems prioritizing reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with product/engineering to translate requirements into solutions.
• Improve system performance, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery without compromising quality.
• Participate in architectural discussions and key technical decisions as the company scales.
• Continuously improve development processes, tooling, and standards.

Skills

Python

Java

AI/LLM development

Distributed systems

Asynchronous processing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to recruit a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems using Java and Python, focusing on distributed architectures and AI-assisted development workflows.

This role offers 100% remote work with flexibility to operate from LATAM, ownership mindset, and opportunities to influence technical decisions in a startup environment.