Senior GenAI/AI Backend Engineer
We are seeking a Senior GenAI/AI Backend Engineer to design, implement and maintain scalable AI-powered applications, focusing on seamless integration of OpenAI APIs and robust backend services in cloud environments.
This role offers shifted working hours - till 10 pm (Kyiv time).
Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize backend services for AI/LLM applications
- Integrate, scale and manage LLM-based applications in a cloud environment
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment
- Monitor and optimize AI services
- Ensure observability and logging for LLM API performance tracking
- Collaborate with DevOps and AI/DS teams to streamline workflows and improve system reliability
- Work with cloud environments such as Azure for hosting and scaling AI applications
- Develop APIs and microservices to support AI-powered features
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in backend engineering with a focus on AI applications
- Strong Python backend engineering skills, including FastAPI
- Knowledge of LLM API integration and production operation, such as OpenAI
- Expertise in prompt engineering, agentic workflows and orchestration patterns
- Capability to handle LLM limitations including latency, cost control, retries and fallbacks
- Background in backend architecture for scalable, LLM-backed APIs
- Working knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases, Redis and Kafka
- Experience with Databricks and MCP
- Excellent English communication skills at B2+ level
