Join a team building real-world AI and software systems for international clients.

Citric Sheep is looking for an Intermediate Python Backend Engineer to help develop AI-powered applications, backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and intelligent automation solutions used in production environments.

You do not need prior professional AI experience. Strong Python fundamentals, problem-solving ability, and a willingness to learn are more important than deep expertise in machine learning.

What You'll Do

You'll work closely with experienced engineers to build and improve production software systems for clients across multiple industries.

Your work may include:

• Developing backend services and APIs in Python
• Building integrations with AI and LLM-powered tools
• Creating and improving data processing workflows
• Writing clean, maintainable, production-quality code
• Participating in code reviews and engineering discussions
• Collaborating with engineers, technical leads, and clients to deliver software solutions

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of professional Python development experience
• Strong Python programming fundamentals
• Professional-level English
• Experience using Git and collaborative development workflows
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Interest in learning AI application development

Nice to Have

• Experience with FastAPI or similar backend frameworks
• Familiarity with REST APIs and backend systems
• Experience with SQL databases
• Familiarity with Docker
• Exposure to cloud platforms
• Exposure to AI, LLM, or data-related projects

Typical Technologies

• Python
• FastAPI
• LLM APIs
• SQL databases
• Docker
• GitHub
• Cloud platforms

Why Engineers Join Citric Sheep

• Work on real production systems used by paying customers
• Gain hands-on exposure to AI application development
• Small engineering teams with high ownership
• Work directly on international client projects
• Dedicated daily learning time
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement
• Opportunity to grow into advanced AI and backend engineering work

About Citric Sheep

Citric Sheep is a software development company specializing in AI-powered applications and custom software solutions.

Since 2018, we have delivered projects across healthcare, computer vision, energy, data analytics, enterprise software, and intelligent automation for international clients.

Our focus is practical engineering: building reliable systems that solve real business problems.

Benefits

• Full-time remote contract
• Flexible remote work environment
• Daily learning time
• Company hackathons and experimentation time
• Exposure to modern AI and software engineering technologies
• High-ownership engineering culture
• Opportunity for professional growth

Hiring Process

• Introductory Meeting
• Technical Coding Session
• Final Conversation
• Reference Check (finalists only)
• Offer

We're actively hiring and interviewing now.

Ready to build real software and AI systems with us?

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $2,900,000.00 - $4,300,000.00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Please provide the contact details for one former direct manager (or supervisor) who worked closely with you and can speak to your coding abilities.

Note: We will only contact your reference if you reach the final stage of our hiring process (prior to an offer). We will never contact references earlier in the process.

Work Location: Remote