Remote Full-Stack Python Engineer — Fastapi & Aws - $8,000 A Month - Remote
Contractor full-stack Python engineer (backend-heavy) building FastAPI services, PostgreSQL schemas/pipelines, and AWS infrastructure with CI/CD and observability for Anadyr Horizon's 'Strategic Warning AI' — crisis-prediction software for governments and institutions. Founding team of three, $8,000/month, remote within EU/UK.
- Compensation
- $8K / mo
- Location
- Netherlands
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 3–5+ years shipping production web applications with design-to-deploy ownership (preferably in small, high-velocity teams)
- Proficient in Python and SQL with strong back-end engineering fundamentals
- Backend depth in Python: FastAPI (preferred) or Flask, strong async fundamentals, Pydantic/typing
- SQL/PostgreSQL mastery: schema design, indexing, query plans, migrations
- Comfortable building and maintaining React + TypeScript views and UI flows
- DevOps proficiency: Docker, CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions), practical AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM basics)
- Experience with Linux and building/consuming APIs
- Ability to pick up new technologies quickly (e.g., AWS cloud services)
- Observability + reliability: metrics, logs, traces (OpenTelemetry/Prometheus/Grafana) and SLO/SLA thinking
- Privacy-safe product analytics/UX telemetry (e.g., PostHog/OpenReplay or Hotjar with field masking, consent, data-residency controls)
- Security-minded habits: least-privilege IAM, secrets management, auditability, rollback plans
- Clear written English (PRs/design notes/runbooks) and effective remote collaboration during EU time zones
- Must have UK/EU work authorization
- Background screening required per client + legal obligations
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly
Nice to have
- Familiarity with React and Next.js
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- ML serving experience (FastAPI inference endpoints, vector databases, model registries)
- Experience with simulation-heavy or data-intensive applications
- Exposure to SOC-2/GDPR/data-residency practices
Full description
Hey — Let's find your next opportunity Anadyr Horizon
Anadyr Horizon
5 months ago
Remote
Contractor
Intermediate or Experienced
Remote (EU or UK), Germany
About the job Location: Fully Remote but must have UK/EU work authorization
Type: Full-time contractor, with a path to conversion to salaried role + equity
Reports to: Chief Scientific Officer (until Head of Engineering is hired)
Compensation: $8,000 USD/month contractor rate
Background Screening: Required per client + legal obligations
Anadyr Horizon builds Strategic Warning AI — technology designed to help governments and institutions see crises before they happen and prevent escalation.
This isn’t “yet another stack.”
You’ll be engineering the backbone of a system used by analysts, operators, and real-world decision-makers navigating high-pressure environments.
We’re assembling a founding engineering team — just three people — to take research prototypes and turn them into production systems that actually shape global outcomes.
If you’ve ever wanted to say “I built the infrastructure behind a new category of intelligence software”, this is that moment.
What You’ll Do Build and maintain FastAPI services that power agentic simulations and data pipelines.
Design PostgreSQL schemas, optimize queries, and manage migrations (SQL proficiency required).
Deploy and monitor workloads on AWS with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code practices.
Set up and maintain observability (metrics, logs, traces, error handling) with SLO/SLA thinking and privacy-safe product analytics/UX telemetry (e.G., PostHog/OpenReplay or Hotjar with strict field masking, consent, and data-residency controls).
Collaborate on system design with research and product leads — from concept → prototype → production.
Contribute to engineering standards: code review, testing, linting, typed Python, and rollback plans.
What You’ll Bring Proficient in Python and SQL;
strong back-end engineering fundamentals.
Experience with Linux and building/consuming APIs.
Ability to pick up new technologies quickly (e.G., AWS cloud services).
Docker experience for local development and deployment.
Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
Familiarity with React and Next.Js is a bonus (not a strict requirement).
Emphasis on strong coding skills and back-end depth over front-end specialization.