Senior Python Backend Developer

Description

Summary: Seeking a Senior Python Backend Developer to design, build, and evolve AI-powered backend services for a customer engagement platform, integrating cloud-native services and collaborating across functions to deliver reliable features at scale. Highlights: 1. Build and evolve AI-powered backend services for a production platform 2. Integrate cloud-native services and modern engineering practices 3. Collaborate across functions to deliver reliable features at scale We are looking for a **Senior Python Backend Developer** to build and evolve AI\-powered backend services for a production customer engagement platform. You will integrate cloud\-native services and modern engineering practices, collaborate across functions, and help deliver reliable features at scale—apply now. **Responsibilities** * Design backend services in Python that power AI\-driven product capabilities * Build cloud\-native services on AWS to support scalable production workloads * Develop REST APIs that integrate platform features with external and internal systems * Maintain and enhance existing C\#/.NET components to ensure system stability * Implement AI\-powered features and integrate them into production applications * Troubleshoot and resolve production issues to protect availability and performance * Review code and contribute to technical design decisions and engineering standards * Collaborate with Product, QA, and Architecture stakeholders to deliver features * Improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability through refactoring * Document technical solutions and contribute to engineering best practices **Requirements** * 5\+ years of commercial software development experience * Strong Python backend development experience (3\+ years) * Working knowledge of C\#/.NET for maintaining legacy services * Hands\-on AWS Cloud experience building cloud\-native applications * Solid REST API development experience for production systems * Strong SQL skills for querying and data troubleshooting * Experience with object\-oriented design principles and design patterns * Code review and technical design experience in cross\-functional teams * CI/CD workflow knowledge with source control practices * Agile development experience in iterative delivery * Clean Code mindset with attention to maintainability * Upper\-Intermediate English proficiency (B2\) * Availability to collaborate in a 9am–6pm EST work window **Nice to have** * REST API design patterns and API versioning practices * Advanced SQL optimization and database performance tuning **We offer** * International projects with top brands * Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers * Healthcare benefits * Employee financial programs * Paid time off and sick leave * Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses * Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000\+ courses * Global career opportunities * Volunteer and community involvement opportunities * EPAM Employee Groups * Award\-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn *EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.*