ChicMic Studios - Senior Python Developer - AI System

Senior Python Developer (AI Systems & Scalable Backend)

Work Mode : Work from Office (No Remote Option)

We are looking for a Senior Python Developer to build and scale a production-grade AI-powered platform focused on image understanding, scene reconstruction, and automated media generation.This is a backend-heavy role requiring strong expertise in system design, asynchronous processing, and scalable API development. You will work closely with AI/ML, frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver high-performance systems that power object detection, segmentation, and 3D reconstruction pipelines.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and develop scalable backend services and APIs using FastAPI

- Build modular, maintainable systems with clear service contracts and abstractions

- Implement asynchronous processing pipelines for compute-heavy AI workloads

- Design and manage job queues (Celery, RQ, or similar) and integrate Redis

- Handle long-running and GPU-based tasks

- Work with PostgreSQL and integrate object storage (S3 or equivalent)

- Integrate and productionize ML models

- Optimize inference pipelines for latency, batching, and throughput

- Ensure system reliability with retries, fallbacks, and monitoring

- Collaborate with Data Science, Frontend, and DevOps teams

Required Skills :

- 5+ years of Python development experience

- Hands-on experience with FastAPI and REST APIs

- Strong understanding of async programming and scalable systems

- Experience with Redis and queue systems (Celery, RQ, Kafka)

- Strong PostgreSQL experience

- Experience with Docker (mandatory); Kubernetes is a plus

- Familiarity with AWS, GCP, or Azure

Good to Have :

- Exposure to AI/ML pipelines (YOLO, DETR, SAM, etc.)

- Experience deploying ML models in production

- Understanding of GPU workloads and optimization

- Background in image/video processing or real-time systems

What We're Looking For :

- Strong problem-solving and system design mindset

- Ability to handle real-world scale and unstructured data

- Experience in AI-integrated backend system