Senior Backend Engineer (Python & Java)
Senior Python backend engineer with Java experience to build and scale cloud-native systems on GCP, integrating AI/LLMs and maintaining Java services.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mexico
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5–8+ years of professional backend engineering experience with strong Python development skills and solid experience with Java.
- Hands-on experience building scalable backend services, REST APIs, and data pipelines using Python and Java.
- Deep expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience designing and maintaining microservices and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI/ML backend integration patterns.
- Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development efficiency and code quality.
- Strong Application Security (AppSec) mindset, with experience identifying and remediating codebase and dependency vulnerabilities.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across cross-functional product, data, and infrastructure teams.
- Strong written and verbal English proficiency.
Full description
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Location: Remote, Mexico
Nexaminds is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Python and solid Java experience to design, build, optimize, and scale high-performance backend systems and cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate is passionate about building modern backend solutions with Python while also contributing to Java-based services in a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environment. Experience with AI/LLM integrations is highly valued.
Requirements:
- 5–8+ years of professional backend engineering experience with strong Python development skills and solid experience with Java.
- Hands-on experience building scalable backend services, REST APIs, and data pipelines using Python and Java.
- Deep expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience designing and maintaining microservices and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI/ML backend integration patterns.
- Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot to improve development efficiency and code quality.
- Strong Application Security (AppSec) mindset, with experience identifying and remediating codebase and dependency vulnerabilities.
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively across cross-functional product, data, and infrastructure teams.
- Strong written and verbal English proficiency.
Job Duties:
- Design, build, and deploy scalable backend services, APIs, and data pipelines using Python and Java on Google Cloud Platform.
- Develop new backend capabilities primarily in Python while maintaining and enhancing existing Java services.
- Integrate AI/LLM capabilities into backend applications and support modern AI-driven workflows.
- Modernize and optimize cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and reliability.