Backend AI Systems Engineer — AWS, FastAPI, Secure Gov

Peregrine Advisors; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with vesting

Unlimited paid time off

Sponsored certifications

Job summary

Peregrine Advisors in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is seeking a backend engineer to build secure REST APIs in Python and FastAPI on AWS, turning manual, document-heavy federal workflows into fast, automated services.

You will work with PostgreSQL, authentication controls, and automated delivery, operating in a regulated government environment with emphasis on security and auditability.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and hands-on experience building secure REST APIs (FastAPI or similar) on AWS.
• The backend fundamentals behind them: PostgreSQL, authentication and access control, and clean, automated delivery.
• The judgment to build in a regulated federal environment where security and auditability are not optional.

Responsibilities

• Backend services and REST APIs in Python and FastAPI that turn a manual, document-heavy process into something fast, secure, and automated.
• The cloud behind them on Amazon Web Services (AWS): Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and S3, with PostgreSQL for the data and identity handled the right way.
• In time, the firm itself: new capabilities, tools, and lines of business you help spin up.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

REST APIs

AWS

PostgreSQL

Authentication

Security

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

S3

Job description

Peregrine Advisors in the Washington, DC metropolitan area is seeking a backend engineer to build secure REST APIs in Python and FastAPI on AWS, turning manual, document-heavy federal workflows into fast, automated services.

You will work with PostgreSQL, authentication controls, and automated delivery, operating in a regulated government environment with emphasis on security and auditability.