Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Scalable AI Systems

Quik Hire Staffing; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Remote; ARS 151,455,000 - 212,038,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote LATAM

Laptop provided

Generous PTO + regional holidays

High ownership & autonomy

Job summary

Prometeo Talent is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, owning features end-to-end from conception through deployment.

You will work with distributed data pipelines, APIs, and messaging, while leveraging AI-assisted workflows to boost productivity. You will join a highly technical, fast-moving team focused on reliability, performance, and innovative security

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

Distributed systems

Ownership mindset

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Prometeo Talent is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer for a fast-growing US-based cybersecurity startup. You will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Java and Python, owning features end-to-end from conception through deployment.

You will work with distributed data pipelines, APIs, and messaging, while leveraging AI-assisted workflows to boost productivity. You will join a highly technical, fast-moving team focused on reliability, performance, and innovative security