AI Backend Python Developer

Work Details

• This is a FREELANCE 1099 Contract role
• ONSITE Mountain View, CA.
• Remote
• 40 hours / week
• We do NOT offer any type of Visa Sponsorship or Support; candidates should have open work eligibility at their location.
• We do NOT work with H1B/F1 Visas holders

📝 SUMMARY

Our client is a leading enterprise data and AI platform, trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, including a large share of the Fortune 500, to unify their data, analytics, and AI workloads. They are looking for a Backend Python Developer with hands-on AI experience to join their team onsite in Mountain View, California. You'll build and maintain backend services that power AI-driven functionality, working side by side with the client's engineers. This is a chance to write production code for a platform that many of the world's largest companies use to build their AI, and to see how that kind of platform is built from the inside.

🛠️ TASKS AND DELIVERABLES

• Design, build, and maintain backend functionality in Python, with an emphasis on clean, testable, production-ready code.
• Develop and support backend components that power AI-related features, such as integrating models, serving AI outputs through APIs, and handling the data flows behind them.
• Work onsite with the client's engineering team to align on requirements, review code, and iterate quickly on deliverables.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve existing backend services for reliability and performance.
• Contribute to technical discussions and documentation that keep the team aligned.

✅ REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong backend development experience with Python, including building and maintaining APIs and services in production.
• Hands-on experience with AI in a backend context, such as integrating LLMs or ML models, building AI-powered features, or supporting AI workflows end to end.
• Solid grasp of backend fundamentals: API design, databases, testing, and debugging.
• Bay Area residence and the ability to work onsite in Mountain View, CA.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working in close, in-person collaboration with a client team.

⭐ NICE TO HAVE

• Experience working with Go or Java.
• Familiarity with data platforms or large-scale data processing environments.

🎯 ENGAGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Work on backend and AI systems for a platform that many of the world's largest organizations depend on.
• A focused technical scope: backend Python and AI, without being spread across unrelated work.
• Onsite collaboration gives you direct access to the client team, fast feedback loops, and real visibility into your impact.
• A strong addition to your portfolio at the intersection of backend engineering and applied AI.