We are hiring a Senior Backend & AI Engineer who pairs strong Python backend engineering with real, hands-on AI experience building LLM-powered products.This is not a traditional backend role with AI bolted on. We want an AI-native engineer who already lives in the ecosystem: someone who follows new models, ships with them, and stays plugged into technical communities on X and GitHub.WHO THIS ROLE IS FORYou are a Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience, deep Python skills, and genuine curiosity about how systems work under the hood. You have built production AI features with LLMs, agents, RAG, and vector databases, and you can own a feature end to end from architecture to deployment.WHAT YOU'LL DODesign, build, and scale backend systems, APIs, services, and integrations in PythonShip production AI features using LLMs, agents, RAG, vector databases, inference, and tool callingOwn features end to end, from architecture through deployment and iterationEvaluate and implement emerging AI models, inference platforms, and developer toolingDebug, optimize, and improve system performance, scalability,



and reliabilityUse AI coding tools daily to move faster without dropping qualityWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR5+ years of software engineering experienceStrong Python backend engineering skillsSolid Computer Science or Computer Engineering fundamentalsHands-on experience with AI, LLMs, and modern AI infrastructureC or C++ and low-level systems experience is a major plusWorking knowledge of distributed systems, concurrency, networking, or operating systemsTrack record building production APIs, databases, integrations, and scalable systemsStrong ownership and the ability to move rapid independentlyStartup or high-growth experience preferredTHE AI-NATIVE MINDSETYou already know what is happening across models, inference, AI infrastructure, agents, and developer tooling. Platforms and models like Fireworks AI, Baseten, and GLM / Zhipu are familiar territory, and you follow their evolution through X, GitHub, research, and technical communities.Strong signals we love to see:AI personal projects or GitHub repositoriesOpen-source contributionsActive experimentation with the latest models and AI toolsA real technical presence on X or GitHubCuriosity about how things work under the hoodThe ability to evaluate new AI technologies on your own

📌 Senior Backend Engineer, AI / LLM (St.Thomas Mount)
🏢 Magma Holding
📍 St.Thomas Mount