ByteHire · 3 days ago
Senior Python Developer
ByteHire is building an AI-powered care orchestration platform designed to unify fragmented healthcare systems and improve patient outcomes at scale. They are seeking a Senior Python Developer to design, build, and scale the backend systems that power their platform, focusing on production-grade AI services and ensuring reliability and performance.
Responsibilities
Design and build backend systems supporting platform workflows and automation
Contribute to system architecture with a focus on scalability, modularity, and integration
Optimise backend performance, ensuring low latency and fault tolerance
Implement best practices across CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and deployment
Take ownership of services in production, including monitoring and incident response
Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Support and mentor engineers, contributing to technical standards and best practices
Develop and maintain production AI services with strict performance and reliability requirements
Qualification
Required
Strong experience building production backend systems using Python
Proven experience designing and operating distributed systems at scale
Experience with asynchronous or event-driven architectures
Strong knowledge of API design (REST and/or gRPC) and service-based architectures
Strong database experience (PostgreSQL, data modelling, performance tuning)
Experience working with cloud platforms
Experience with observability, monitoring, and performance optimisation
Experience integrating with external APIs and complex systems
Ability to contribute to system design, architecture, and technical direction
Experience building data pipelines and workflow orchestration systems
5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production
Recent experience working with AI-powered or data-driven systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and reliability
Experience working with asynchronous processing or event-driven systems
Proven ability to deliver production-ready systems end-to-end
Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
Preferred
Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP preferred)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and production operations
Hands-on experience with AI/ML systems, including LLM integrations
Understanding of trade-offs in AI systems (latency, cost, performance)
Benefits
Competitive salary with bonus structure
Generous paid time off
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement contribution scheme
Dedicated professional development budget
Wellness initiatives supporting mental and physical health
Company
ByteHire
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase