Senior Backend Engineer - FastAPI / Python / Django / Odoo
Fleek
Software Engineering
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Posted on Aug 17, 2025
About The Role
We’re on the hunt for a talented Backend Engineer with solid experience in FastAPI, Django and Odoo. If you’re into building scalable systems and integrating AI and LLMs into real-world apps, this is your kind of role.
You’ll be joining the team at Fleek, working on cutting-edge projects that blend backend engineering with AI innovation. The hiring process is supported by Apexive.
You will collaborate closely with our CTO to achieve our technical goals. Our small, agile, and fast-moving team offers a unique opportunity to learn a great deal in the exciting AI space while developing an innovative platform.
Key Responsibilities
We’re on the hunt for a talented Backend Engineer with solid experience in FastAPI, Django and Odoo. If you’re into building scalable systems and integrating AI and LLMs into real-world apps, this is your kind of role.
You’ll be joining the team at Fleek, working on cutting-edge projects that blend backend engineering with AI innovation. The hiring process is supported by Apexive.
You will collaborate closely with our CTO to achieve our technical goals. Our small, agile, and fast-moving team offers a unique opportunity to learn a great deal in the exciting AI space while developing an innovative platform.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain backend systems using Django, Odoo, and FastAPI
- Design and implement RESTful APIs to integrate with frontends and third-party tools
- Optimize PostgreSQL databases with SQLAlchemy for performance and scalability
- Use Redis for caching and task queuing
- Apply asynchronous programming to improve responsiveness
- Integrate AI tools and LLMs to automate workflows and add smart features
- Collaborate across teams to gather requirements and ship clean, maintainable code
- Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize existing systems
- 3+ years of professional experience in backend development with Python
- Django and FastAPI for web applications
- Async programming (asyncio, async/await, etc.)
- RESTful API design and consumption
- PostgreSQL + SQLAlchemy
- Redis for caching and background jobs
- Experience with AI libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, etc.)
- Hands-on with LLMs for coding, automation, or app enhancement
- Prompt engineering for image generation models like Stable Diffusion or DALL·E
- Familiar with Git, testing, CI/CD, Docker, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Kubernetes and Terraform
- GraphQL experience
- Frontend skills (React, Vue.js)
- Open-source contributions or standout personal projects
- Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of AI technology
- Collaborative environment with talented developers and creative professionals
- Chance to shape the future of digital content creation
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Professional growth in an emerging and high-demand field