We are looking for a highly skilled Backend Developer with proven experience in AWS cloud development and LLM-based AI integrations.
The ideal candidate will design, build, and optimise backend services that power a retail AI engine, including the ingestion of user data, integration with AI models, and orchestration of cloud-based components.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services for a new AI platform.
- Develop and optimise APIs that interface with LLMs and other AI services.
- Integrate AWS-native services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, Step Functions, SageMaker, Bedrock, etc.).
- Implement AI prompt orchestration, model input/output processing, and response optimisation.
- Build secure, scalable cloud architectures following AWS Well-Architected best practices.
- Ensure data governance, security, authentication, and compliance across backend components.
- Monitor system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with the frontend team to ensure seamless integration and exceptional user experience.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the AI model workflows and automation pipelines.
Required Skills & Experience
- 4+ years’ experience in backend development.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, or Java (Python preferred for AI workflows).
- Deep knowledge of AWS cloud services and serverless architectures.
- Experience integrating or building solutions on top of LLMs, AI APIs, or prompt-based systems.
- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and event-driven backends.
- Experience with data modelling and cloud databases (NoSQL/SQL).
- Knowledge of AWS IAM, security best practices, and API access management.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Code Pipeline, GitHub Actions, etc.).
- Ability to work closely with product teams and translate business needs into technical designs.
Nice-to-Have
- Experience with AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, or other AI/ML platforms.
- Familiarity with Lang Chain or other LLM orchestration frameworks.
- Exposure to DevOps fundamentals (containerisation, Terraform/CDK).
- Experience building consumer-facing AI applications.
Personal Attributes
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Curious and passionate about AI-driven product development.
- Able to work in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
- Collaborative mindset with excellent communication skills.
Desired Skills:
- Backend
- Developer
- AWS