Python Backend Engineer — Snayu AILocation: India
Work Mode: Remote
Engagement: 12-month paid contract, with possibility of continuation
Company: Snayu AI
Project: LychD — Open-source local AI & workflow platform
We’re looking for a Python Backend Engineer who enjoys understanding how systems work and solving problems — not simply completing assigned tickets.
You’ll work closely with the founder and another backend/full-stack engineer to build and improve the backend of our core software platform.

What You’ll Work OnYour responsibilities will include:
Developing and maintaining backend services using Python and asyncio
Building systems for dispatching, scheduling, and coordinating background tasks
Working with PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, and Alembic
Designing clean configuration and extension systems that are easy to maintain and expand
Investigating and fixing issues involving services, processes, workers, and Linux systems
Handling failures, retries, concurrency, and task execution reliably
Writing tests and documentation




Reviewing code and discussing technical decisions with the engineering team
Helping evolve the architecture as the project grows, rather than simply implementing isolated features

Initially, you’ll work through an existing workflow — from configuration → execution → task processing → database persistence — to understand how the different components interact.
From there, you’ll take ownership of a real improvement or engineering problem.

What We’re Looking ForRequired
Robust knowledge of Python
Positive understanding of asyncio, asynchronous programming, and concurrency
Practical experience with PostgreSQL and SQL
Experience with SQLAlchemy and Alembic
Comfortable working with Linux, services, processes, and logs
Understanding of background workers, task queues, or similar systems
Ability to investigate problems independently and explain the reasoning behind your solution
Solid software engineering fundamentals and an

📌 Python Backend Engineer Salem
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