Remote Backend Engineer II (Remote)

Description:

• Ordaos is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to support the creation of bespoke mini-proteins for therapeutics.
• The Senior Backend Engineer will collaborate with backend engineers, AI Scientists, DevOps Engineers, and End Users on the AI Platform.
• The role requires familiarity with modern AI coding tools and workflows to accelerate backend development.
• Responsibilities include designing efficient data structures for machine learning algorithms, implementing system changes based on user requests, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate needs into functional code.
• The engineer will interface with multiple databases and work with AI Scientists to implement ML-powered features.
• Collaboration with other engineers is essential to ensure quick code shipping and system reliability.

Requirements:

• A BA or Masters in computer science is required.
• The candidate must be an excellent Python programmer, demonstrated through the development of complex fast.api or celery-based web applications.
• Proven ability to leverage AI-native development tools to increase coding speed and quality is essential.
• Experience in building and scaling applications that rely on cloud services is required.
• Knowledge of common data structures and algorithms is necessary.
• The candidate must be capable of designing, implementing, and debugging object-oriented Python code.
• Ability to write maintainable Python code for a large-scale code base is required.
• Experience interfacing with SQL databases through SQLAlchemy and SQL directly is necessary.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and familiarity with Git is required.
• Experience using third-party libraries and APIs is essential.
• Full-stack experience is not required.
• The candidate should have a passion for monitoring and improving the health of the code base.

Benefits:

• The hourly rate for this position ranges from $30 to $50, based on education and prior experience.
• Ordaos is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants.
• The company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.