Summary: Seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to technically lead and architect backend systems, defining standards and mentoring future engineers. Highlights: 1. Technical leader and architect of backend systems 2. Own the entire backend architecture from day one 3. Mentor and guide future backend engineers as the team grows **STAFF BACKEND ENGINEER - PYTHON - REMOTE** **Job Objective:** We're hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to be the technical leader and architect of our backend systems. **Requirements:** B.S in Computer Science or equivalent Experience 7+ years of backend engineering experience At least 2+ years in a technical lead, staff, or principal role at a high-growth startup or product company. **Hard skills:** Python, API design, backend architecture, database design, data modeling, distributed systems, event-driven systems, data pipelines, LLM/AI integration, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code Leadership: Proven track record of mentoring engineers, leading technical initiatives, and making architectural decisions that scale. **Expert in Python** with deep understanding of performance, concurrency, and design patterns. **English Fluent** **Responsibilities:** Technical Leadership & Architecture Own the entire backend architecture from day one make the critical decisions on frameworks, databases, infrastructure, and patterns Define technical standards and best practices for code quality, Testing, documentation, and deployment Lead system design for complex problems involving data ingestion, Mentor and guide future backend engineers as the team grows (you'll likely hire and lead 2-3 backend engineers in your first year) Evaluate and adopt new technologies that improve velocity, reliability, or capabilities Build and scale core backend systems to ingest, clean, and serve structured data at scale Design clean, performant APIs to power our client portal, data tools, and internal services **Perks** Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Modality: Full-time, Contractor, Remote in Mexico, Colombia or Argentina Salary: $96,000 to $108,000 USD net annually Job Type: Full-time, Indefinite term Salary: Up to $161,000.00 MXN per month Experience: * Sr Backend Engineer: 5 years (Required) * PYTHON: 5 years (Required) Language: * Fluent English (Required) Work Location: Remote