Senior Software Engineer - AI-First Backend (Remote)

DaySmart Software, Inc.; Scottsdale, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k with company match

Open PTO and holidays

Remote or hybrid options

Job summary

DaySmart Software, Inc. is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to enhance our core API services and backend systems using Python, Django, and FastAPI. You will modernize architecture, scale for growth, and enable AI-powered features for our TeamUp product used by fitness studios worldwide.

You will collaborate with frontend engineers and product teams, ship reliable code, and mentor peers while contributing to a distributed, remote-friendly engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software development using Python and frameworks like Django and FastAPI.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases (e.g., MySQL).
• Experience with asynchronous programming and task queues (e.g., Celery).
• Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools and sound judgment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain core API services and backend systems in Python.
• Modernize the application from a legacy Django MVC to an API-first approach.
• Optimize performance and scalability to handle increasing user demand.
• Build and extend Vue-based frontends and define API contracts.
• Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.
• Leverage AI coding assistants and tools as part of the workflow.
• Design and ship AI-powered product capabilities and retrieval data plumbing.
• Troubleshoot production issues with operations for reliability.
• Engage with product managers and customers to translate needs into tech solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

Django

FastAPI

RESTful APIs

SQL

Celery

AI-assisted development

Problem solving

Independent work

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Vue

Job description

DaySmart Software, Inc. is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to enhance our core API services and backend systems using Python, Django, and FastAPI. You will modernize architecture, scale for growth, and enable AI-powered features for our TeamUp product used by fitness studios worldwide.

You will collaborate with frontend engineers and product teams, ship reliable code, and mentor peers while contributing to a distributed, remote-friendly engineering culture.