Lead AI Backend Engineer — Hybrid, FastAPI & Scale

Reuters

Ciudad de México

Hybrid

MXN 1,200,000 - 2,000,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Thomson Reuters – Materia AI in Mexico City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to architect and deliver AI-powered backend systems for accounting workflows. You will own end-to-end AI endeavors, building scalable services with Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL, collaborating across product, design, and AI research teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on backend leadership, API design, and AI orchestration with providers like OpenAI and Anthropic, with a hybrid work setup and opportunities to mentor

Qualifications

6–8 years of backend development experience.
Strong Python skills with FastAPI and PostgreSQL.
Experience in distributed systems and API design.
Proven track record of production-grade software.
Interest in AI-driven software and new engineering paradigms.
Excellent cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Design and build backend for AI-native accounting products.
Develop services using Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.
Implement AI orchestration integrating OpenAI and Anthropic.
Ensure secure, scalable, and performant AI systems.
Lead teams and mentor engineers.

Skills

Python backend

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

AWS

Distributed systems

API design

AI applications

Backend testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE

Tools

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Vector databases

LLM orchestration

Job description

The role emphasizes hands-on backend leadership, API design, and AI orchestration with providers like OpenAI and Anthropic, with a hybrid work setup and opportunities to mentor

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