What are the responsibilities and job description for the Backend Engineer position at Harnham?
Backend Engineer
Remote
6 - Month Contract
$60-80/hr
We are seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and optimize AI-enabled backend services, ensuring seamless API management, real-time data processing, and large-scale system performance. If you're passionate about backend engineering, Python development, and AI-driven infrastructures, this is an exciting opportunity to work with top-tier engineers and innovative cloud technologies.
Company
This agency is a leading Cyrpto and AI digital engineering consultancy, specializing in developing and integrating decentralized and AI-powered solutions across various industries. They work to empower businesses to accelerate their digital transformation journeys with tailored solutions that drive growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful & GraphQL APIs
- Build backend services supporting AI agent orchestration and multi-modal AI interactions
- Work with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, BigQuery, Snowflake) and NoSQL databases
- Deploy backend services on GCP (preferred), AWS, and Azure; utilize Infrastructure-as-Code and optimize CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments
- Ensure robust API authentication to enforce data security & compliance
Skills & Qualifications
- Expertise in Python and backend frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, Django, Tornado)
- Strong experience with API development (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
- Proficiency in SQL & NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, vector databases)
- Experience with Graph databases (Neo4j, ArangoDB, Amazon Neptune)
- Strong DevOps & CI/CD expertise, ensuring backend scalability and performance
- Experience integrating AI models and backend APIs in AI-enhanced applications
Salary : $60 - $80
