Pyyne
Senior AI Backend Engineer
1w ago
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Senior AI Backend Engineer role focusing on backend development of AI-powered research tools with Python, involving client-facing responsibilities and growth potential to leadership.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and extend backend systems for an AI-powered research and analysis platform built on Python
- Build and optimize data ingestion pipelines that pull from external sources (reviews, data warehouse) into the application layer
- Integrate LLMs and agents into existing backend workflows
- Collaborate closely with a small cross-functional team (frontend, DevOps, full-stack) to ship features end-to-end
- Ensure backend services meet production standards for reliability, performance, and data integrity
Requirements
- Lead-level experience in Python backend engineering (~8+YoE)
- Proven experience translating business processes into technical requirements or solution designs, ideally in a consulting or client-facing delivery role
- Experience owning a roadmap and prioritizing competing initiatives by feasibility, ROI, and readiness
- Demonstrated stakeholder management with both technical teams and non-technical business leaders
- Experience working in structured, production environments
- Fluent English, Native or near native level
Nice to have
- Demonstrated ability to work across data engineering tasks — ingestion pipelines, data warehousing, or similar — even if not a primary specialty
- Experience working in or building tools for financial services or investment environments
Conditions
- Flexible remote working environment.
- Career development opportunities in a fast-growing company.
Other
- Pyyne is a modern technology consultancy engineering the next generation of digital products and services.
- At Pyyne, we believe in using technology to unlock business potential, create sustainable growth, and drive forward digital excellence. Our solutions range from advanced Software Engineering, Cloud, and Data & AI solutions.
- Pyyne is seeking a Senior AI Backend Engineer to work as a consultant out of our South American Office. This is a high-impact role for Pyyne as we build up our Applied AI services and continue to create real business value for our clients.
- This person role will contribute heavily to the backend of an AI-powered research tool. Successful candidates will possess strong backend engineering skills, as well as a deep knowledge of LLMs and Agentic systems.
- Exposure to data engineering or data-adjacent work at scale is a strong indicator of success, though not a requirement. This role carries long-term growth potential. As the project matures, the right candidate will have the opportunity to step into a lead position, taking on greater ownership of architecture decisions and team direction.
- This is a highly client-facing role and ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys working with non technical stakeholders. This is a remote role!
- Contribute to ongoing architectural decisions on a platform that spans backend, data, and AI layers
- Take end-to-end ownership of backend technical delivery with minimal oversight
- Translate client research workflows and stakeholder requirements into scalable backend solutions
- Potential and appetite to grow into a technical lead role