Senior Backend Engineer – Python (Flask/FastAPI)

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About CuePilot

preschools of the future

If you're excited by high-impact problems, clean product thinking, and the chance to build something foundational in EdTech, CuePilot is the place to be.

About the Role

Python backend engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain microservices using

  Flask

  and

  FastAPI

• Design performant, secure, and well-documented APIs
• Optimize systems for scalability and low latency
• Work with

  GCP

  services (Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, Firestore, IAM, etc.
• Maintain existing CI/CD pipelines and observability tools (Sentry, logging, etc.)
• Collaborate with mobile/web engineers for full-stack delivery
• Support deployment and scaling of AI/ML features and services



Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience in Python
• Familiar with AI tools and IDEs like Cursor, Claude Code, etc.
• Deep expertise in

  Flask

  and

  FastAPI

  frameworks
• Hands-on experience with

  Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Strong understanding of performance optimization and async programming
• Experience with NoSQL databases like

  MongoDB

  or

  Firestore

• Comfortable with Docker and GitHub Actions
• Startup mindset: proactive, execution-oriented, and quality-driven

Bonus / Preferred

• Familiarity with

  foundation model APIs

  and tools like

  OpenAI

  ,

  CoreWeave

  ,

  Pinecone

  ,

  LangChain

  , etc.
• Exposure to building or integrating AI-driven features in production apps