Senior Python Engineer — Agentic AI Backend for SaaS

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Woodland Hills, California, is seeking a backend engineer for a full-time, hybrid role focused on Python, APIs, and scalable backend systems within an AI-first/enterprise SaaS context.

You will design and implement high-performance services, work across cloud platforms, and contribute to distributed architectures while maintaining code quality and mentorship within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience (or 3+ with a Master’s)
• Strong proficiency in Python, Java, C#, or .NET
• Experience building web applications and SaaS platforms
• Hands-on with RESTful APIs and distributed systems
• Advanced SQL knowledge including data modeling, transactions, and querying
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development
• Exposure to AI-first or agentic AI development approaches
• Strong focus on code quality, testing, and maintainability

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of backend services and APIs
• Contribute to architecture decisions for scalable distributed systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor junior engineers

Skills

5+ years software engineering

Python

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

SQL

Algorithms & data structures

Agile/Scrum

AI-first / agentic AI

Code quality & testing

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS

API Gateway

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC in Woodland Hills, California, is seeking a backend engineer for a full-time, hybrid role focused on Python, APIs, and scalable backend systems within an AI-first/enterprise SaaS context.

You will design and implement high-performance services, work across cloud platforms, and contribute to distributed architectures while maintaining code quality and mentorship within a collaborative team.