You will join a small, elite engineering team as a core backend contributor. You’ll build high-volume data processing pipelines and background task systems from the ground up. This role offers the autonomy to shape the platform’s architecture, optimize PostgreSQL schemas, and implement scalable FastAPI services for a next-generation AI product.
Senior Python Developer at early-stage AI startup
Join a high-performance team as one of the first senior backend engineers at an early-stage AI startup. In this role, you will lead the development of high-volume data processing pipelines and complex background task systems that form the backbone of a next-generation AI platform. This is a rare opportunity to exert significant influence over architectural decisions and technical strategy from near-zero, working directly with a small, elite engineering squad. If you thrive in remote environments and prefer hands-on, high-impact engineering work over corporate bureaucracy, this founding-level position offers the autonomy and technical challenges you have been looking for.
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Location
Remote
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
Early-stage AI startup
What you will do
- Design and maintain low-latency backend APIs using frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
- Build and operate scalable data processing pipelines and Celery/Redis background task queues.
- Model complex database schemas and optimize PostgreSQL queries to handle production-level throughput.
Who this is a fit for
- Has at least 5 years of professional backend experience with a deep focus on Python.
- Possesses significant expertise in managing high-volume data pipelines and production-grade background queues.
- Thrives in early-stage environments where they can take broad ownership and drive technical decisions.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join as one of the most senior backend engineers with direct influence over the platform’s architectural evolution.
- Work on a greenfield AI project within a well-funded, early-stage team of fewer than ten people.
- Enjoy complete remote flexibility while tackling high-throughput technical challenges in a low-process, high-impact environment.
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