Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Java & Python, AI-Driven

Zeo Consulting; Santa Fe Capital; Remote; ARS 181,747,000 - 272,620,000; Full time

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, owning features end-to-end and collaborating with a highly technical team.

This role offers 100% remote work from LATAM, strong ownership, AI-assisted development workflows, and the opportunity to impact product direction while tackling complex security challenges.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software/backend engineering.
• 5+ years with Python in production-grade systems.
• Strong Java experience and distributed systems knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python.
• Develop distributed systems with databases, APIs, queues, and pipelines.
• Own features end-to-end from design to monitoring.
• Focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams on technical solutions.
• Leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery while preserving quality.

Skills

Python

Java

Distributed systems

Docker & Kubernetes

AI/LLM

Ownership mindset

Backend engineering

English

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Prometeo Talent is partnering with a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup to hire a Senior Backend Engineer. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, owning features end-to-end and collaborating with a highly technical team.

This role offers 100% remote work from LATAM, strong ownership, AI-assisted development workflows, and the opportunity to impact product direction while tackling complex security challenges.