Remote Backend Django Engineer – AI & Algorithmic Systems

Spotter; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spotter is building AI- and algorithm-driven products and seeks a backend engineer to own data modeling through application logic and reliable services. You will work with a distributed team to turn product ideas into technical designs and ship improvements quickly.

You will design and build backend services with Python and Django, create relational schemas in PostgreSQL, and implement scoring, routing, and optimization logic at scale. Remote-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building backend applications with Python and Django.
• Solid understanding of SQL and relational data modeling.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
• Background implementing non-trivial business logic or algorithms, such as decision flows, scoring, or optimization.
• Practical understanding of query performance and caching.
• Able to work independently, communicate clearly, and adapt to ambiguity and fast feedback in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and REST APIs with Python and Django.
• Create and evolve relational schemas, relationships, and domain models in PostgreSQL.
• Implement backend logic such as scoring, ranking, routing, and decision rules.
• Improve correctness and performance through efficient queries, indexing, caching, and lean API responses.
• Translate product needs into technical designs and endpoints, and contribute to shared engineering patterns and delivery practices.
• Write maintainable, production-ready code that can be iterated on as the product grows.

Skills

Python

Django

SQL

REST APIs

Caching

Query performance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

Redis

PostgreSQL

Job description

Role overview

Develop backend capabilities for AI- and algorithm-driven products, owning work from data modeling through application logic and reliable services. You’ll work with a distributed team to turn product ideas into technical designs and ship improvements quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and REST APIs with Python and Django, using Django REST Framework or a comparable framework as appropriate.


• Create and evolve relational schemas, relationships, and domain models in PostgreSQL.


• Implement backend logic such as scoring, ranking, routing, and decision rules.


• Improve correctness and performance through efficient queries, indexing, caching, and lean API responses.


• Translate product needs into technical designs and endpoints, and contribute to shared engineering patterns and delivery practices.


• Write maintainable, production-ready code that can be iterated on as the product grows.

Requirements

• Strong experience building backend applications with Python and Django.


• Solid understanding of SQL and relational data modeling.


• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.


• Background implementing non-trivial business logic or algorithms, such as decision flows, scoring, or optimization.


• Practical understanding of query performance and caching.


• Able to work independently, communicate clearly, and adapt to ambiguity and fast feedback in a remote setting.

Nice to have

• Experience with algorithms, optimization, data-heavy systems, or shipping projects in a startup or independent setting.


• Production experience with Google Cloud, Redis, or PostgreSQL at scale.


• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or serverless services on Google Cloud.