Backend Engineer (AI/Python)

Location: Pasir Panjang (Hybrid) 
Job Type: Full-Time Contract (Renewable basis) 

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python.
• Own backend features across the full development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support.
• Build integrations with internal platforms, external systems, and third-party APIs.
• Develop and enhance AI-powered backend capabilities.
• Build and maintain data processing pipelines for reliable and efficient information retrieval.
• Work with relational and non-relational databases to deliver performant and resilient backend systems.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability, observability, and operational performance.
• Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, security, and maintainability.
• Continuously improve platform architecture, performance, scalability, and developer experience.

What We Are Looking For

• Min. 4 years of backend software engineering experience in a production environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, including frameworks such as FastAPI or Flask.
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs, third-party APIs, and OAuth 2.0 / token-based authentication.
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Exposure to LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), prompt engineering, and vector databases
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform would be advantageous
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, GitLab, GitHub, or equivalent version control and deployment workflows.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across product, engineering, and UX teams.

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