Senior Python Backend Engineer (Remote • FastAPI)

SplitMetrics; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off and Holidays

Health Insurance

Professional Development

Performance & Growth

Team Engagement

Work Flexibility

Workspace Options

Job summary

SplitMetrics is a global software company delivering an ecosystem of products for mobile-first growth, including Acquire, Agency, Optimize, and App Radar by SplitMetrics. We are remote-first and collaborate across 20+ countries.

We seek a Senior Backend Engineer (Python) to design scalable backend services, integrate AI agents, and ensure robust data pipelines. The role emphasizes FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS infrastructure with modern tech like Redis, Kafka, and container orchestration.

Qualifications

• 4+ years Python backend experience.
• Strong FastAPI experience.
• Solid PostgreSQL + S3 (or equivalents).
• Experience with async task queues (Celery, Redis, Kafka).
• Production experience integrating with microservices: long-running jobs, retries, failure handling.
• Hands-on experience with agentic AI: MCP servers, agents, LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services in Python (FastAPI).
• Implement async job execution and status tracking (Redis/Celery/Kafka).
• Integrate with LLM services (internal & external).
• Store, version, and serve creative assets efficiently.
• Build and maintain MCP servers exposing platform to AI agents/clients.
• Develop ETL pipelines and ensure data quality across ingestion, transformation, storage.
• Ensure stability, observability, and cost-efficient inference.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

S3

Redis

Kafka

Celery

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

LLMs

Microservices

Agentic AI

Tools

Git

Job description

SplitMetrics is a global software company delivering an ecosystem of products for mobile-first growth, including Acquire, Agency, Optimize, and App Radar by SplitMetrics. We are remote-first and collaborate across 20+ countries.

We seek a Senior Backend Engineer (Python) to design scalable backend services, integrate AI agents, and ensure robust data pipelines. The role emphasizes FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS infrastructure with modern tech like Redis, Kafka, and container orchestration.