Python Backend Engineer

Alabama Solutions is looking for a skilled Python Backend Engineer to shape product development and optimize backend services. This senior role requires a problem-solver who writes clean, scalable code and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. PLEASE NOTE: This is a full-time contractor position. FLUENT ENGLISH is required as a must. English-Based communicational skills will be evaluated in depth, on-call, and mimicking a facing-the-client conversation.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop maintainable, scalable backend solutions.
• Contribute to system design and architecture.
• Define and enhance technical best practices.
• Drive key projects in development, quality, and infrastructure.
• Foster a high-quality engineering culture and mentor junior engineers.

Must Have:

• Between 5-10 years of expertise writing code in Python
• Demonstrated success at building distributed systems that are scalable, easy to understand, and maintainable.
• CS, mathematics, or similar degree from a reputable university.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• AWS or GCP infrastructure experience.
• Must be based in LATAM.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in healthcare, fintech, or banking.
• Terraform and IaaC.
• Knowledge of NLP, Machine Learning, or LLMs.

Benefits

- This is a full-time contractor position within our new BU HNDevs. - The compensation will be within the contractor framework. - Flexibility & Worklife Balance. - Access discounts on courses and an outstanding rate for worldwide co-working spaces (WeWork).

- Position is Remote.