Dentsu

Backend Software Engineer (Python)

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Remote, United StatesSenior
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Base Salary

$136k - $190k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect, develop, test, and maintain production-grade Python APIs for media products.
  • Support data pipelines, background jobs, distributed systems, and AI-model integrations.
  • Design scalable systems and create implementation plans for product delivery teams.
  • Build robust long-running processes with database persistence, caching, retry logic, fallback behavior, and error triaging.
  • Design and maintain automated tests and manual stress- and quality-testing frameworks for AI systems.
  • Monitor enterprise systems and incorporate data governance, cybersecurity, fairness, transparency, and regulatory compliance practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 2 years of experience designing, maintaining, and testing enterprise-grade REST APIs.
  • At least 6 years of expert coding experience, including at least 2 years of Python experience.
  • Deep experience with concurrent systems such as asyncio, Tornado, and Celery.
  • Production experience with complex long-running processes that present and collect data.
  • At least 2 years of experience with data persistence technologies such as Redis, PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, and MongoDB.
  • Production experience monitoring enterprise systems and proficiency with version tracking.
  • Familiarity with LLM APIs and their performance challenges, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cohere, is preferred.
  • Ability to architect maintainable and extensible systems and knowledge of containerization, DevOps tools, and CI/CD pipelines are preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental insurance.
  • Life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance.
  • 401(k), flexible paid time off, and at least 15 paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick and safe leave and paid parental leave.
  • Permanent, part-time position located remotely in Texas's Central Time zone.
  • Employees within commuting distance of designated hubs generally work in the office three days per week, or two days per week for Los Angeles employees; remote designation may apply outside commuting ranges depending on role and business needs.

Tech Stack

MongoDBPostgreSQLPythonRedis

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About Dentsu

10,000+ employees

Dentsu is a global advertising and marketing services group that plans and buys media, develops creative campaigns, and builds data- and technology-led customer experiences for brands. It earns revenue from agency fees and media services across a network that includes Carat, iProspect, and Merkle. Founded in 1901 and headquartered in Tokyo, Dentsu is publicly traded in Japan and serves clients across many sectors worldwide.

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