Remote | Full-Stack Python & MCP Application Engineer — $60–$100/hour

24-MAG is offering a full-time remote technical opportunity for experienced software engineers with strong full-stack development skills. This role focuses on full-stack application development, API and MCP system integration, and performance optimization in a fast-moving engineering environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack applications across backend and frontend components
• Build scalable, production-ready features using clean, maintainable, and well-structured code
• Contribute to application workflows, user-facing functionality, backend logic, and technical integrations
• Support high-quality application development in a fast-paced, deadline-aware engineering environment
• Develop and integrate APIs, backend services, and MCP-based systems
• Build reliable connections between application components, external services, and model-facing workflows
• Troubleshoot integration issues, improve system behavior, and support stable application performance
• Apply strong Python development skills to backend logic, automation, service design, and technical problem solving
• Participate in architecture, implementation planning, and technical design discussions
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve application performance, reliability, and scalability
• Collaborate with engineering and product stakeholders to clarify requirements and execute technical solutions
• Maintain strong standards for code quality, system design, documentation, and production readiness

Requirements:

• Multiple years of professional experience as a full-stack developer, software engineer, or application engineer
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend development
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade applications
• Experience with API development, system integration, and MCP-based workflows
• Ability to work independently and contribute across backend, frontend, and integration tasks
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make practical engineering decisions
• Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating with technical and product-facing teams
• Reliable availability for full-time project work, including at least 8 hours per day depending on project needs
• Academic or professional background in computer science, software engineering, information systems, data science, engineering, or a related technical field is highly relevant
• Professional experience in full-stack development, Python engineering, backend systems, frontend development, API design, or application architecture may be especially valuable
• Experience with production software environments, scalable systems, technical integrations, or platform development may support project fit
• Advanced practical engineering experience may be considered alongside formal education depending on project requirements
• Experience with MCP-based systems, AI application workflows, model-connected tools, or agentic application infrastructure
• Familiarity with frontend frameworks, backend frameworks, databases, authentication, deployment workflows, or cloud-based application development
• Experience contributing to high-urgency engineering projects, internal tools, closed-source applications, or rapid product development environments
• Comfort reviewing technical requirements, identifying implementation gaps, and proposing scalable engineering solutions
• Strong ability to debug complex application issues and improve reliability across full-stack systems