
Staff Backend Engineer, Python
Playlab
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $170,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design, build, and maintain production Python services that power AI features with reliability and performance
- Stay on top of emerging frameworks and Python ecosystem - evaluate new tools that improve our capabilities
- Work cross-functionally with ML engineers, platform engineers, and product to ensure services meet real needs
- Balance experimentation with production excellence - prototype quickly with new techniques while ensuring production reliability
- Write comprehensive tests and documentation that make systems understandable and maintainable
- Mentor engineers on Python best practices, service design, and LLM integration patterns
Requirements
- 7+ years building production web applications (Python systems)
- 3+ years building Python services at scale
- Experience building API services and microservices architecture
- Experience with FastAPI or similar modern Python frameworks
- Experience with data processing pipelines and working with databases
- Comfortable working with AI/ML engineers and understanding their needs
- Thrive in high-agency, high collaboration cultures
- Great communication that makes working remote-first work
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonAPI servicesmicroservices architectureFastAPIdata processing pipelinesdatabasesproduction web applicationsLLM integration patternsservice designcomprehensive testing
Soft Skills
mentoringcommunicationcollaborationexperimentationreliabilityperformancecross-functional teamworkadaptabilityproblem-solvingunderstanding AI/ML needs