Lead Backend Python Engineer

Mimica automatically analyzes your team’s work, then generates the AI agents to execute it. Our software turns everyday work into data-backed decisions, helping companies remove process bottlenecks, automate the right tasks, and upskill teams with precision and confidence.

Mimica is recognized as a Top 100 AI Start-up by Accel and an industry Leader by the Everest Group.

Behind our platform is a team of exceptionally talented people, remote-first and globally distributed across 16+ countries. We started building proprietary ML before the LLM boom, so we don’t just consume models – we train them from the ground up.

We work in small, project-based teams

• We own the full lifecycle of our projects
• In this role, you will own and support the development of backend systems that interface with ML models. Miner Team, whose goal is to enable rapid and accurate labelling and segmentation of data in the Miner product through automation and ML methods. You will support the automation and scalability of the existing ML systems that back up our Miner product.
• Data Intelligence Team, whose goal is to provide ML-enriched data for downstream tasks and ensure user data privacy. You will support our data orchestration and processing pipeline, as we build with scalability in mind.

In all cases, we’re looking for a Lead/Staff-level engineer to join the Python Chapter, who will have the opportunity to shape our technical direction, architecture, processes, and culture, and to level up the team and Chapter in development practices.

Write Python applications that are resilient, robust, and integrate well with other apps in a service architecture.

• Developing observability for new and existing ML applications and GenAI/LLM integrations, making use of the Grafana Stack (Prometheus, Loki, Tempo)
• Working closely with Data Scientists and ML Engineers throughout the lifecycle of productionising their models
• Participating in hiring and onboarding new team members; taking on end-to-end project management responsibilities as we grow.

At least 8 years of experience and above as a Software Engineer, and previous Lead/Staff/Principal level of responsibilities.

• Strong proficiency with Python and Backend-Engineering
• Experience owning projects from start to finish, including speccing, architecture, development, testing, deployment, release and monitoring
• Knowledge of best practices for performance optimisation, memory management.
• Experience mentoring others, especially in good software development practices, patterns, and fundamentals.
• Fluency in English and ability to effectively communicate abstract ideas, complex concepts and trade-offs.

While we value mentoring, coaching, and curiosity, at this stage, we’re looking for Senior+ Engineers to help lay a solid foundation before expanding to junior engineers.

– You use Python, but you’re not familiar with its fundamentals. We have a high technical bar, as we’re building with scalability in mind, so this role would not be a good fit if you have a shallow understanding of architecture and networking of data-intensive applications.

Stage 2 | Take-home Challenge (async) + Follow-up (Live) – with Engineering Manager + colleague in an equivalent role

• Stage 3 | System Design (Live) – with Engineering Manager + someone you’d work closely with.
• Stage 4 | Founders/Behavioural Interview – with TL + Co-founder/CTO

This is a fully remote position. Generous compensation + stock options – aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills.

Work from anywhere – fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix.

Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget

Enhanced parental leave

‍♀️ Health & retirement benefits

Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work

Note: Some benefits may vary depending on location and role

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