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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Python / AI Developer - **Company:** Devbytes inc - **Location:** San Antonio, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Basic Data Partition, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Distributed Systems, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, OAuth, OpenID, Performance Tuning, Redis, Standard Sql, Software Engineering, Openapi, Data Logging, Google Cloud, Enterprise Software Applications, ReactJS, Amazon ElastiCache, Flask (Web Framework), Large Language Models, AWS Lambda, Build Server, Backend, Rate Limiting, Fastapi, Database Migration, Containerization, AI Platforms, Production Code, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Webhooks, Docker - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/92fb3a5f-8f49-465b-a2f5-72728efea2b6 ## About the Role 12+ Years Experience | Python | FastAPI | AWS/Google Cloud Platform | AI/LLM Integration | Gemini/Vertex AI/Bedrock/OpenAI | PostgreSQL | Redis | Docker | CI/CD | Terraform | Distributed Systems Candidate Profile We Want Our ideal candidate would be: Senior Python Developer + AI Integration Experience + Strong Cloud + Excellent Communication Responsibilities: Technical Requirements Must Have: * 4 8+ years of software engineering experience; strong Python 3.x * Strong production experience with FastAPI or Flask * Experience building secure, versioned APIs * Cloud experience with Google Cloud Platform or AWS * Google Cloud Platform: Cloud Run, GKE, Pub/Sub * AWS: Lambda, EKS, API Gateway, SQS * Databases: * PostgreSQL or MySQL * Redis / ElastiCache / Memorystore * Database migrations and schema design * CI/CD experience * GitHub Actions * Cloud Build * Docker/containerization * Infrastructure as Code; Terraform is helpful * Unit, integration and/or contract testing * OpenAPI/API specifications * Observability * Strong understanding of distributed systems * Resiliency patterns and performance tuning, * Experience integrating AI services: * Vertex AI / Gemini * AWS Bedrock * OpenAI * Prompt/response handling * Intermediate data engineering experience with Python and SQL * OAuth/OIDC * JWT * Service-to-service authentication * KMS / Secrets Manager * Basic data pipeline knowledge * Batch-to-feature/API pipelines * Schema evolution practices * React experience is a strong plus and could make the candidate a full-stack fit ## Description The engineer will build, operate and scale Python APIs and backend services that integrate AI capabilities to support internal and external applications., * Design, implement and document FastAPI services and SDKs for AI features * Integrate third-party AI providers such as: * Google Gemini / Vertex AI * AWS Bedrock * OpenAI * Build secure and observable AI integrations * Develop event-driven and synchronous backends * Work with REST APIs, webhooks and queues * Implement robust error handling * Optimize latency, throughput and cost * Implement caching, rate limiting, retries and circuit breakers * Write high-quality, production-ready code * Develop and maintain automated tests * Support CI/CD pipelines * Implement structured logging, metrics and tracing * Own production readiness and runbooks * Collaborate with Product, Data and ML teams * Translate business requirements into APIs and workflows * Follow security, privacy and compliance requirements * Handle secrets, OAuth/OIDC and PII appropriately ## Related Videos - [Hiring AI Native Talents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100268-hiring-ai-native-talents) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1645-coding-for-good-achieving-social-change-with-an-app) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [MLOps And AI Driven Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/82-mlops-and-ai-driven-development) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai)