--- title: "AI Native Software Engineer (Background core Python)" company: "PALO IT" company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/palo-it" url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/palo-it-ai-native-software-engineer-background-core-python-995a55bc-5a14-49fa-9b23-883ab1f2184e" apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/palo-it/4d7c3fbe-acc5-4e8b-8404-37b17f97b602" workplace: hybrid location: "PALO IT Mexico" employment_type: full-time seniority: mid role: ai-machine-learning region: latin-america skills: ["python"] date_posted: 2026-09-23T23:17:24.240Z first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-09-23T23:39:18.348Z --- # AI Native Software Engineer (Background core Python) **PALO IT** · PALO IT Mexico Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/palo-it/4d7c3fbe-acc5-4e8b-8404-37b17f97b602 ## About PALO IT We combine strategy, design and software engineering to drive sustainable digital transformation. Explore our innovative solutions across industries. ## About the role ##### Who We Are Building the AI-first frontier enterprise. We are a global technology consultancy with a trademarked, AI-first approach**—Gen-e2™. **It redefines how enterprises build digital products and transform their organizations with AI. **We do the right thing, and we do it right.** We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company. - We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (10 countries, 450+ experts from 50+ nationalities) - We are becoming an agentic organization, adopting the AI-native operating model we bring to our clients. - We are robust and resilient (100% independent, 0 debt, founded 2009) - We are AI-native professionals who invest in what we believe and work as a collective intelligence - We are positive, courageous and deliver at the leading edge. ##### Your Role As a **Senior Backend Developer**, you will play a key role in designing, building, and evolving robust, scalable, and secure backend services using **Python**. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions, drive technical excellence, and contribute to architectural decisions that support long-term business and client needs. - Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python FastAPI. - Lead the design of backend architectures and contribute to technical decisions that ensure performance, maintainability, and scalability. - Collaborate with frontend developers, product teams, and other stakeholders to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic. - Optimize applications for maximum speed, reliability, and scalability while ensuring security and data protection best practices. - Review code, enforce engineering standards, and mentor other developers to promote high-quality, maintainable code. - Identify system bottlenecks, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive performance and reliability improvements. - Participate in and influence the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and production support. - Promote best practices in API design, testing, observability, and CI/CD automation. - Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and backend engineering practices, and proactively recommend improvements where relevant. ##### Who You Are - Minimum of 5+ years of experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Python and solid hands-on experience with FastAPI. - Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles, microservices architecture, and distributed systems concepts. - Proven experience designing scalable and maintainable backend systems in production environments. - Proficient in SQL and/or NoSQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, and modern DevOps practices. - Solid understanding of application security, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and secure coding practices. - Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose pragmatic solutions. - Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional, collaborative environments and to guide technical discussions. - Experience mentoring junior or mid-level developers and contributing to team growth is highly valued. ##### AI-Native Engineering (Core Expectation) - Use Generative AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) as a first-class engineering assistant for: - Code scaffolding and refactoring - Code generation and optimisation - Test-cases and documentation generation - Build applications through AI-driven development practices, including: - AI-assisted debugging and troubleshooting - Intelligent code completion and pattern recognition - Automated documentation generation - Apply prompt engineering best practices for reliable, repeatable engineering outcomes. - Validate GenAI output (determinism checks, guardrails, fallback logic). ##### More About PALO IT Our clients include some of the world’s most successful companies. We collaborate with leading enterprises, next-generation businesses and frontier partners, shaping what comes next, helping them scale AI and solve complex business and technology challenges. **What We Offer** - Stimulating working environments - Unique career path - International mobility - Internal R&D projects (including Gen-e2™) - Knowledge sharing - Personalized training via PALO IT Academy - Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurshipFor more on our team culture and benefits, check out our [careers page](https://www.palo-it.com/en/career). --- Source: PALO IT's own career page, read by RemJobs. Canonical HTML version: https://www.remjobs.works/job/palo-it-ai-native-software-engineer-background-core-python-995a55bc-5a14-49fa-9b23-883ab1f2184e