Remote Backend Django Engineer – AI & Algorithmic Systems

We’re a remote, product-focused startup building AI- and algorithm-driven systems, and we’re looking for a strong Backend Django Engineer who loves clean data models, well-designed APIs, and clever algorithms.

You’ll own core backend features end-to-end: from modeling the data to implementing the logic and exposing it through fast, reliable services that ship to users quickly, working with a small distributed team across several countries.

What You’ll Do Design and implement backend services and APIs using Python + Django (and DRF or similar). Model and evolve our domain in the database with clean, well-structured schema s and relationships. Implement algorithmic/AI logic in the backend (e. g. , scoring, ranking, routing, decision rules).

Write pragmatic, production-ready code that’s easy to reason about and iterate on. Optimize for correctness and performance : efficient queries, smart indexing, and lean responses. Work with the team to turn product ideas into concrete technical designs and endpoints.

Help shape how we build things: patterns, conventions, and how we ship and iterate as we grow. What We’re Looking For Strong experience building backend applications with Python + Django . Solid understanding of relational data modeling and SQL (we use PostgreSQL).

Comfortable designing and building RESTful APIs (bonus if you’ve used DRF or similar frameworks). Experience working on non-trivial business logic or algorithms (e. g. , decision flows, scoring rules, optimization logic).

Good instincts around performance : understanding query behavior, avoiding obvious pitfalls, and using caching when it counts. A startup mindset : comfortable with ambiguity, moving fast, and iterating based on real- world feedback. Ability to work independently in a remote environment and communicate clearly.

Bonus Points For Experience in startups, side projects, or hackathons where you’ve had to ship scrappy solutions fast. Background in algorithms