Remote Python/FastAPI Backend Engineer for RL AI

Turing; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work in a fully remote environment

Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge AI projects

Flexible hours with at least 20 hours per week

Job summary

A leading AI research accelerator is seeking an experienced Python Developer to work on a Reinforcement Learning Gym project. The candidate will design and optimize APIs while collaborating with engineers. The role requires 5+ years of Python development, especially with FastAPI, and offers a fully remote work environment with flexible hours. Ideal for those passionate about cutting-edge AI projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Python development experience, including 3+ years strong experience with FastAPI.
• Experience with REST APIs, async programming, and API lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of software engineering best practices (testing, CI/CD, version control, design patterns).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain FastAPI‑based services for experimentation workflows and simulation environments.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to expose APIs for training, evaluation, and benchmarking.
• Write efficient, production‑grade Python code with a strong emphasis on scalability and maintainability.
• Troubleshoot performance issues, optimize pipelines, and ensure smooth deployment of applications.

Skills

Python development

FastAPI

REST APIs

asynchronous programming

software engineering best practices

NumPy

Pandas

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Reinforcement Learning

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Job description

A leading AI research accelerator is seeking an experienced Python Developer to work on a Reinforcement Learning Gym project. The candidate will design and optimize APIs while collaborating with engineers. The role requires 5+ years of Python development, especially with FastAPI, and offers a fully remote work environment with flexible hours. Ideal for those passionate about cutting-edge AI projects.