Junior/Mid Backend Engineer – AI Focus

Adaptive Teams

Junior/Mid Backend Engineer focused on building AI-powered backend systems for business solutions. Collaborating with internal teams and deploying AI workflows in a fully remote environment.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaJuniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You’ll work on building AI-powered systems that solve real business problems — combining code, APIs, and AI tools to create reliable, scalable solutions.
Build and deploy AI-powered workflows and backend systems
Design solutions that combine APIs, scripts, and AI agents
Work with internal teams to understand problems and turn them into technical solutions
Prototype quickly — but also improve and harden systems over time
Optimize solutions (e.g., reduce token usage, improve performance)
Debug and adapt systems when things don’t work as expected
Document your work and explain your thinking clearly

Requirements

What you’ll need

Solid programming fundamentals (Python preferred)
Comfortable working with APIs and building integrations
Ability to build solutions without relying entirely on AI tools
Strong problem-solving skills — you can break down and reason through problems
Clear communication — you can explain what you built and why
Curiosity and ownership — you like figuring things out, not just following instructions
Experience building backend systems, scripts, or APIs
Projects where you combined code + AI (not just prompting tools)
Understanding of how systems work under the hood (not just using them)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work on real systems used by operating businesses
Learn how to combine software engineering + AI in production
High ownership — your work ships fast and matters
Mentorship from experienced developers
Fully remote

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonAPIsbackend systemsscriptsAI toolsproblem-solvingsystem optimizationdebuggingprototypingintegration

Soft Skills

clear communicationcuriosityownershipproblem breakdownreasoningadaptabilitycollaborationtechnical explanationcritical thinkinginitiative