Senior Backend Engineer - Python & AI Systems

Motion Recruitment; Pleasanton (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment in Pleasanton, CA seeks a senior backend engineer for a full-time hybrid role focused on Python, agentic AI, and scalable backend systems. You will contribute to high‑impact distributed architectures and AI‑driven product innovation.

You will mentor others while expanding your own technical depth, gaining exposure to modern cloud technologies and AI‑first development practices in a collaborative, excellence‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering or 3+ with a Master’s degree.
• Strong Python, Java, C#, or .NET proficiency.
• Experience building SaaS web apps and distributed systems.
• Advanced SQL knowledge and data modeling skills.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and AI-first development.
• Commitment to code quality, testing, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• 40% Backend Development (Python, APIs, distributed systems).
• 25% Cloud and Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP, containers, databases).
• 20% AI / Agentic system development.
• 15% Performance optimization and system reliability.

Skills

5+ years of software engineering

Python

Java

C#

.NET

REST APIs

Distributed systems

SQL

Algorithms

Data structures

Agile/Scrum

AI-first / agentic AI

Code quality / testing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SQS

Job description

Motion Recruitment in Pleasanton, CA seeks a senior backend engineer for a full-time hybrid role focused on Python, agentic AI, and scalable backend systems. You will contribute to high‑impact distributed architectures and AI‑driven product innovation.

You will mentor others while expanding your own technical depth, gaining exposure to modern cloud technologies and AI‑first development practices in a collaborative, excellence‑driven environment.