Backend Engineer (Fixed Term Contract until June 2026)

We are looking for a Backend Engineer who enjoys building reliable, scalable services that power advanced AI and data-intensive applications.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform research-driven concepts into robust production components. You’ll help design, optimize, and deploy backend systems that enable high-performance workflows across a cloud-native environment.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and maintain backend services using Python as a primary language.
• Design efficient and well-structured APIs using REST or gRPC, ensuring scalability, clear versioning, and strong performance.
• Build and maintain containerized services using Docker , with exposure to Kubernetes for orchestration.
• Work with relational databases (PostgreSQL / MySQL), including schema design and query optimization.
• Integrate multiple internal systems and tools to automate data workflows, CI / CD processes, and ML-driven tasks.
• Collaborate with product, design, and frontend teams to define backend contracts and enable smooth UI and system interactions.
• Deploy and support services in AWS or cloud environments , following best practices for monitoring, testing, and reliability.
• Translate early-stage prototypes and research scripts into stable, production-ready APIs and microservices.

Required Qualifications

Nice to Have

Contract Details

If this opportunity motivates you or fits your experience, apply now or email nk@eu-recruit.com