AI Backend Engineer with Django experience

About the Position

We are looking for an AI Backend Engineer who combines strong Python and Django experience with a product oriented mindset and a practical, hands on approach to using AI in daily development work. You will own features end to end and contribute directly to both product and technical direction in a low process, high autonomy environment. This position includes a sign in bonus.

About the Project

This project focuses on building and evolving digital platforms that support music related products and internal systems at global scale. The work combines backend services, modern user interfaces, cloud infrastructure, and AI driven automation to improve how software is built and delivered.

About the Team

You will work within a senior engineering team made up of backend, frontend, and infrastructure specialists. The team collaborates closely, values clear ownership, and focuses on shipping production ready solutions with minimal overhead.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services using Python and Django in production environments
• Contribute to modern React based frontend applications using current component patterns and hooks
• Design and deliver features end to end from concept through implementation, deployment, and iteration
• Use AI tools to accelerate development, automation, and product delivery
• Identify opportunities to replace manual or repetitive work with AI driven solutions
• Collaborate with senior engineers on system design, architecture, and production reliability
• Contribute to AWS based infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments
• Improve CI CD pipelines and support stable and reliable production systems
• Take ownership of production services with minimal day to day oversight

Requirements

• At least six years of professional software engineering experience working on production systems
• Production experience with Python and Django
• Strong experience in either JavaScript and React, including modern hooks and component architecture, or Kubernetes with production grade container based deployments
• Experience working with AWS services in cloud based environments
• Background in building, operating, and maintaining production systems
• Experience with API design, data modeling, and system level thinking
• Ability to make independent technical decisions and take responsibility for outcomes
• Ability to ramp up quickly in existing and complex codebases
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with a proactive ownership approach

Nice to Have

• Experience building AI powered products or integrations such as LLM based features, agents, or automation tools
• Startup or founder experience
• Experience working in fast moving teams with lightweight processes

Technologies

Python, Django, JavaScript, React, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, REST APIs, CI CD pipelines, cloud native infrastructure