Backend Python Engineer 100% remote

About Us


Prometeo Talent is ranked as the #1 Recruitment Agency in America and Europe. We excel in connecting companies with exceptional technology and engineering professionals.


We?re partnering with a San Francisco-based company that uses AI to enhance application security.


Our Proposal


We're looking for a Backend Developer to join us at the cutting edge of LLMs and software security. You?ll play a key role in co-leading implementation efforts, shaping both our product and technical foundation. As a core team member, you?ll have the freedom to influence our product direction, team culture, and engineering standards. We're seeking someone who?s not afraid to challenge assumptions, make smart trade-offs, and navigate ambiguity. If you're passionate about pushing boundaries in automated security reasoning and excited to work in a fast-moving, high-impact environment, this is your moment.


Responsibilities

Own and evolve the codebase, from development to deployment, observability, and security.
Build systems that interpret task descriptions and design docs (Jira, Confluence, Docs).
Use LLMs to detect insecure code patterns and deviations from best practices.
Create and maintain APIs powering the UI and internal services.
Build secure connections with Atlassian, Google Workspace, GitHub, and support enterprise auth.
Design and manage databases to keep our product fast and reliable.
Ensure low-latency, high-availability systems for enterprise-level users.
Use IaC, CI/CD, automated testing, and agile workflows (Kanban).

Requirements

8+ years of software development experience
Proficiency in Python
Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL
Experience working with automated CI/CD pipelines and tooling
Intermediate - Upper intermediate level of English

Nice to Have

Experience with FastAPI, Asyncio, or AnyIO
Terraform experience
Familiarity with AWS Serverless solutions (ECS, Lambda)