Backend Engineer (Python, Cloud)

Wiraa; California (MO); Remote; USD 115,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Wiraa, a leader in AI innovation, seeks an experienced Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend services. This fully remote position offers the chance to work closely with cross-functional teams on cutting-edge AI applications, requiring strong proficiency in Python and cloud architectures for success.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Opportunities for professional growth

Comprehensive health and wellness offerings

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer.
• Experience designing cloud architectures.
• Strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain high-performance backend systems for AI products.
• Design and manage RESTful APIs.
• Monitor backend performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Python

Flask

Cloud architectures

Infrastructure as code

SQL and NoSQL databases

DevOps best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Pulumi

Terraform

AWS

Azure

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About The Company

Mechanized AI is at the forefront of AI innovation, transforming legacy systems into modern, scalable, and efficient solutions. We partner with enterprise clients to modernize their software infrastructure and help them meet the demands of today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Our team is passionate about solving complex challenges through creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

About The Company

Mechanized AI is at the forefront of AI innovation, transforming legacy systems into modern, scalable, and efficient solutions. We partner with enterprise clients to modernize their software infrastructure and help them meet the demands of today’s fast-paced digital landscape. Our team is passionate about solving complex challenges through creativity, collaboration, and continuous learning.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services primarily focused on AI applications across multiple cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including frontend engineers, machine learning engineers, and data engineers to deliver robust backend solutions. This is a fully remote position that offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced startup environment where innovation and agility are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain reliable, high-performance backend systems to support AI products
• Design and manage RESTful APIs for communication between frontend and backend services
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to meet project requirements and optimize backend integrations
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews to uphold quality standards
• Monitor and optimize backend performance, troubleshoot issues, and scale infrastructure as needed
• Implement security best practices to ensure data protection and regulatory compliance
• Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) and contribute to continuous integration and deployment pipelines
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving complex backend issues promptly to maintain uptime
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of professional experience as a backend engineer
• Strong proficiency in Python (4+ years) and Flask (2+ years)
• Proven experience designing and building cloud architectures, preferably in AWS or Azure
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Pulumi or Terraform
• Familiarity with authentication systems like Auth0 or AWS Cognito, and working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience building multi-tenant and single-tenant platforms
• Knowledge of deploying and managing backend services using ECS or similar platforms
• Understanding of DevOps best practices and experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to production machine learning or deep learning projects
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  
  

Preferred

• Security experience in cloud environments
• AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect Associate)
• Frontend experience, preferably with React
  
  

Benefits

Mechanized AI offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment that encourages innovation and continuous learning. As a remote-first company, we support flexible working arrangements. Additional benefits include opportunities for professional growth, competitive salary, and comprehensive health and wellness offerings.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Mechanized AI is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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