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Backend Engineer (Python - AI Systems)

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Summary

Backend engineer building and scaling AI-powered systems in Python, focusing on inference pipelines, model orchestration, and low-latency APIs for an AI fintech company in Singapore.

COMPANY OVERVIEW

The client is an innovative AI Fintech company on a mission to transform how people work by creating proactive digital assistants that do more than just respond to prompts. By combining AI reasoning, long-term context, and automation, they help users complete everyday tasks faster, smarter, and with less manual effort.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

· Develop and maintain production-grade backend systems supporting AI-powered applications.

· Design and optimize inference pipelines, model orchestration frameworks, and service architectures.

· Own operational excellence across monitoring, logging, alerting, troubleshooting, and incident management.

· Improve system performance through optimization of inference workloads, caching strategies, batching mechanisms, and streaming architectures.

· Build robust, scalable APIs that enable seamless integration between frontend applications, machine learning systems, and external services.

· Continuously enhance platform reliability, scalability, and observability based on production feedback and usage patterns.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

· Strong backend engineering experience building and supporting production-grade applications.

· Proven experience designing and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.

· Familiarity with AI/ML serving architectures, including Large Language Models (LLMs), embeddings, and multimodal AI systems.

· Experience debugging, monitoring, and optimizing complex distributed systems under production workloads.

· Strong understanding of API design, system architecture, and cloud-native development practices.

· Demonstrated ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive projects from design through deployment and optimization.

· Comfortable working in fast-paced environments and making pragmatic engineering decisions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

· Python

· Node.js

· PyTorch

· OpenAI, Anthropic, and open-source LLMecosystems

· SQL and NoSQL databases

· Kubernetes

· Docker

Working Location: Singapore

Syahirah Binte Ahmad Ja'afar (R22105331)
JAC Recruitment Pte. Ltd. (90C3026)

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