Python Backend Engineer
San Jose, California, United States of America
Contract
2 hours ago
Key skills
PythonSQLNoSQLAILangChainLlamaIndexAgenticPineconeWeaviateFastAPIDjangoFlaskAWSGoogle CloudDockerPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisJWTCommunication
About this role
We are looking for a Python Backend Engineer for our client in San Jose, CA
Job Title: Python Backend Engineer
Job Type: Contract
Job Overview:
Pay Range: $75hr - $80hr
Responsibilities:
- Scalable API Development: Design, build, and maintain robust, high-throughput APIs (FastAPI, Django, or Flask) capable of handling millions of requests.
- Agent Logic Integration: Architect the backend systems that power our AI agents, managing long-running tasks, state persistence, and seamless communication between LLMs and our core services.
- Authentication & Security: Implement and manage secure identity protocols (OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect) to protect user data and internal endpoints.
- Routing & Orchestration: Design efficient request routing and service communication patterns using tools like API Gateways, or Service Meshes.
- Language: Expert-level proficiency in Python (3.10+ preferred).
- Frameworks: Deep experience with FastAPI, Django.
- AI Tooling: Familiarity with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar frameworks for agentic workflows.
- Databases: Strong knowledge of SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Redis, MongoDB), plus experience with Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate).
- Infrastructure: Proficiency with Docker, AWS/Google Cloud Platform, and asynchronous task queues.