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We are looking for a Lead Backend Developer to spearhead our AI Pods initiative and drive the engineering of intelligent API services and agentic workflows at scale. In this leadership role, you will architect systems where language models interact seamlessly with internal platforms, vector stores and third-party tools through orchestration frameworks. You will set the technical direction for treating LLMs as first-class citizens within secure, scalable distributed architectures while mentoring engineers and shaping platform-wide engineering excellence.
Responsibilities
Lead the architectural design of backend API services and LLM orchestration layers across the pod
Oversight of complex RAG pipeline development covering document ingestion, chunking, embedding strategies and retrieval optimization
Drive the integration of agent tooling leveraging LangChain, LangGraph and MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Establish standards for security, privacy, enterprise-grade observability and comprehensive test coverage across backend workflows




Define architecture decisions and engineering best practices that scale across teams
Partnership with frontend engineers, data engineers and infrastructure teams to deliver cohesive solutions
Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of technical rigor and continuous improvement
Champion reusable orchestration frameworks and platform logic for downstream developer adoption
Guarantee graceful failure handling for AI edge cases while owning API contracts end-to-end
Evaluate emerging AI technologies and translate them into actionable engineering roadmaps
Requirements
5+ years of backend engineering experience with deep focus on microservices and distributed systems
Strong proficiency in Python applied to high-performance backend services and cloud-native APIs
Expertise in AWS, Docker and ECS/EKS
Competency in designing and delivering RESTful APIs
Understanding of secure coding practices alongside solid auth/authz foundations
Demonstrated te

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📌 Lead Backend Developer, AI Pods (Chile)
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📍 Chile