Senior Backend Engineer (AI / Python)

Senior Backend Engineer (AI / Python)

$150,000 - $250,000 + 401(k) + Medical + PTO + Equity + Relocation Support + Progression

Miami, Florida – Fully Onsite

Are you a backend engineer with strong Python skills and deep PostgreSQL knowledge, who can build 0-to-1 systems and has an understanding of observability / Telemetry (logs, metrics, traces)!

Join a $50M-funded, profitable early-stage startup as the first engineer to build cutting-edge internal AI tools that drive quality, reliability, and performance giving you full ownership & creative freedom.

Backed by prominent tech visionaries, this company is on a mission to become Miami’s leading AI company. What sets them apart from other AI start-ups is their proven product-market fit and a high-performing, tight-knit team that collaboratively build industry defining systems within the agentic AI space.

You’ll join a small, high-impact development team onsite in Miami, taking ownership of building cutting-edge internal AI tools that drive quality, reliability, and performance. You’ll work across backend (Python/FastAPI), data (Supabase/PostgreSQL), cloud platforms, observability, and messaging/telephony. You will be able to make meaningful impact from day one!

This is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious developer looking to make a significant impact within a rapidly growing startup, with excellent long-term career prospects!

The person:

* Strong Python experience ( FastAPI preferred)

* Strong SQL skills; hands-on PostgreSQL schema design

* Experience with CI/CD

* Experience automated testing

* Skilled in observability (logs/metrics/traces)

* Able to build 0-1 systems quickly with full ownership!

The role:

* Take ownership in building new AI platform performance tools that drive quality and reliability.

* Backend – Python (FastAPI)

* Data - PostgreSQL / Supabase

* Platform : CI/CD / AWS / Terraform/ CDK

* Observability: OpenTelemetry / Prometheus / Grafana

* Fully onsite in Miami working alongside a highly skilled team!