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# Senior Backend Services Engineer Python/FastAPI

- **Company:** Maxima Technologies, Llc
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Databases, Cursor, Software Debugging, Middleware, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Enterprise Software Applications, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Fastapi, Production Code, Codebase, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Microservices
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a2e5c42f-471b-473f-8c27-6c8656894a35

## About the Role

* Extensive senior-level backend/software engineering experience
 * Advanced hands-on Python development MUST HAVE
 * Strong FastAPI development MUST HAVE
 * Experience building middleware, REST APIs, microservices, and backend services
 * Strong database experience across SQL, NoSQL, and/or cloud platforms
 * Enterprise application and API integration experience
 * Strong software engineering fundamentals, testing, debugging, and production support
 * Ability to independently own complex engineering work with minimal supervision
 * Experience working in fast-paced environments with aggressive deadlines
 * Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot/Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor

Preferred

 * Frontend development experience
 * Experience working across multiple database technologies
 * Experience modernizing or enhancing existing enterprise applications

## Description

* Design, develop, test, and support scalable backend services, middleware, and APIs
 * Build production applications using Python and FastAPI
 * Develop microservices and service-layer applications
 * Integrate applications with relational, NoSQL, and cloud databases
 * Build integrations with enterprise APIs and external systems
 * Independently own development work from requirements through production
 * Quickly understand and enhance existing applications and codebases
 * Troubleshoot complex application, database, and integration issues
 * Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code
 * Leverage GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools
 * Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to meet aggressive deadlines