Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable API & AI (Remote)

Bluelight; Municipio de Rincón de los Sauces; Remote; ARS 181,747,000 - 272,620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-provided laptop

Generous PTO

Remote work from LATAM

Job summary

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

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development workflows, system reliability, and fast delivery in a startup environment. It offers 100% remote work from LATAM, with a laptop provided and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering or backend development.
• 5+ years of professional Python experience building production-grade backend systems.
• Strong experience with Java.
• Hands-on AI/LLM-based application development experience (AI agents, agentic systems, or LLM-powered apps).
• Experience with distributed systems, scalable architectures, and asynchronous processing.
• Experience with databases, message queues, and data processing pipelines.
• Hands-on Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to thrive in startup or fast-paced environments.
• Advanced English level.

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 focus on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate 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.
• 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

AI/LLM dev

Advanced English

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

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

The role emphasizes AI-assisted development workflows, system reliability, and fast delivery in a startup environment. It offers 100% remote work from LATAM, with a laptop provided and generous PTO.