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Senior Python Backend Engineer

BriteCore

AI for Makers
Were Makers. In 2025, we set out to build something most teams only talk about. We embedded AI so deeply into our development workflows that we were over 10x more productive. Being on the bleeding edge isnt a strategy here. Its who we are.
We dont talk about the future of engineering. Were living it.

Logistics
This is a fully remotely based role, however candidates must be located in Argentina or Brazil. Note: this is a long-term Independent Contractor position.

Our tools & stack

Python, MySQL, AWS

Claude, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, LangChain, LangGraph, LangFuse, OpenRouter, FastMCP

What youll do

Design and ship production grade AI agents for insurance workflows where latency, observability and reliability are non-negotiable

Shape the architecture of a platform complex enough to challenge even the best engineers

Partner with product to ship secure, user friendly features that tackle complex models and calculations

Own the creation and maintenance of unit tests, using AI assisted testing to increase coverage and reduce defect rates

Solve performance, scalability, and reliability challenges that keep our systems running at peak efficiency

Work with a team that gets genuinely excited about what theyre building and cant wait to share it

Actively track emerging AI tooling and bring concrete recommendations back to the team

What you’ll bring

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field

5+ years of experience in Python web development

3+ years with SQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)

3+ years of SaaS product development, including cloud based solutions

3+ years of hands on experience with Django or another Python framework

2+ years of proven experience building and consuming APIs

Daily, deliberate use of agentic AI coding tools such as: Claude, Cursor, Codex

Proven ability to direct AI agents on multi file, long horizon tasks

Hands on experience with frontend frameworks like Vue.js or React

Professional experience working with Docker for containerization and AWS

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Bonus points

2+ years of experience working at a scaling startup

Experience with spec driven development: using AI to generate tests, scaffolding or architecture from requirements

Hands on experience building production AI agents or multi-step LLM pipelines using LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent orchestration frameworks

Proven use of Agent Teams in Claude Code, multi agent orchestration via Codex, or similar parallel agentic workflows

Life at BriteCore
We take pride in our dynamic, diverse team, unified by shared values of community, integrity, grit and impact. We love what we do and the people we do it with, which is why we welcome every individual, provide them with equal opportunity irrespective of their race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran, disability or any other legally protected rights that one has.

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