[Hiring] Back End Engineer @Modus Create

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Back End Engineer to join our engineering team and help clients design, build, and scale advanced data solutions. You will work on large-scale, production-grade data systems, support AI and machine learning initiatives, and translate complex datasets into meaningful insights that drive business and product decisions.

• This role requires strong technical depth, the ability to operate in research-heavy and ambiguous environments, and close collaboration with cross-functional teams across product, data, and validation functions.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience with Python for backend development, including building scalable APIs and services. Bonus points for knowledge and experience with FastAPI.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, particularly observability and telemetry services (CloudWatch Logs/Metrics, X-Ray), plus general familiarity with core services like Lambda, API Gateway, and S3.
• Experience developing and maintaining AI/ML-powered features or integrations, including working with APIs, models, and/or data pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of the LLM ecosystem and experience working with multiple AI providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Bedrock, etc.).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems design and building applications that scale across high-traffic environments.
• Care about observability, reliability, and creating tools that make other engineers' lives easier.
• Proficiency in writing automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code and configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, or similar).
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and collaborative engineering practices.
• Ability to translate product requirements into scalable, production-ready solutions.
• Experience working in remote or distributed teams, with a strong communication and ownership mindset.

Requirements

• Building scalable data systems that power AI and machine learning solutions.
• Working on complex, high-impact data initiatives with real-world scale.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver meaningful outcomes.
• Raising the bar for data engineering and analytics best practices.
• Continuously learning and exploring modern data and AI tooling.

Benefits

• By joining our team, you’ll be part of a winning squad that plays to each other’s strengths and celebrates every success together.
• Apply now and show us you’ve got what it takes to take your consulting skills to the next level with Modus Create!