Senior Backend Engineer - FastAPI
Core
Build and maintain high-performance microservices and AI inference endpoints supporting 4 million learners globally with sub-200ms latency.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (FastAPI)
Builds
Scalable microservices, real-time quiz/AI-tutor engines, and Gen-AI inference endpoints for an EdTech platform.
Domain
EdTech, Generative AI, Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, SQL/NoSQL, System Design
Preferred skills
Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, LLM inference, Vector DBs
Technologies
FastAPI, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, SQS, NGINX, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, S3, SQS), GCP (GKE), GitLab CI/CD, Prometheus, Grafana
Responsibilities
Build FastAPI services handling high throughput; Drive real-time quiz-scoring and AI-tutor engines; Design and model data systems; Deploy services globally on cloud infrastructure; Automate releases via CI/CD; Monitor reliability and optimize infrastructure costs; Expose Gen-AI endpoints at scale.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC