Senior Backend Engineer (INTL - Europe)

Insight Global is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to support one of our large consulting clients. this role will be supporting cutting-edge projects within the AI space and sitting remotely in Europe.

Day-to-Day

-Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs supporting a high-performance distributed application

-Build and optimize microservices architecture and event-driven systems to support real-time processing [Backend

-Develop server-side logic using Python (FastAPI/Flask) and integrate with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS)

-Implement and maintain messaging systems and streaming pipelines to support application workflows

-Collaborate with cross-functional teams across global time zones to deliver production-ready features

-Execute testing strategies (unit, integration, load) and resolve performance or reliability issues

-Communicate technical progress clearly to both engineering and business stakeholders

8-10+ years of backend engineering experience in production environments

-Strong Python experience building REST APIs (FastAPI, Flask, or similar)

-Experience designing and deploying microservices in containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

-Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS) and serverless components (Lambda, SQS, Step Functions)

-Experience with databases (SQL + NoSQL) and distributed systems architecture

-Hands-on experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems

-Strong debugging, performance optimization, and system design skills

-Ability to communicate technical concepts and progress clearly to non-technical stakeholders -Experience with GenAI applications or RAG-based systems

-Exposure to AI-first development environments, including working alongside LLM systems or agentic workflows

-Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)

-Experience with distributed search technologies such as Elasticsearch

-Experience working in globally distributed engineering teams