Remote Fastapi Developer Jobs in Missouri (NOW HIRING)

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend features using Django and FastAPI, ensuring high performance and scalability.
• Architect robust and scalable web application systems, defining best practices for code quality, structure, and maintainability.
• Establish and enforce technical standards for Python development, including guidelines for AI-assisted coding contributions.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure (primarily Railway with selective AWS usage) to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Design and implement AI tooling, prompts, workflows, and evaluation systems used across engineering teams.
• Define and enforce organizational AI usage policies, including guardrails for security, IP protection, and data handling.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and improve evaluation standards for both human-written and AI-assisted code.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to deliver high-quality features aligned with business needs.
• Build and maintain automated testing and evaluation frameworks, including for AI-in-the-loop workflows.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI tools to continuously enhance the engineering stack and development efficiency.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience in Python backend development.
• Strong expertise with Django and FastAPI in production environments.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable APIs and backend systems.
• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL and ORM-based database design.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Railway, AWS, or similar platforms).
• Advanced Git skills and experience working in collaborative engineering environments.
• Demonstrated use of AI coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code) in production workflows with strong judgment on validation and quality control.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance technical and business priorities.
• Bonus: experience with microservices, containerization, scalable API design, and building AI guardrails or internal AI tooling systems.

Benefits:

• Competitive remote-first compensation ($3,500-$4,500/month depending on experience).
• Fully remote working environment with flexible structure.
• Opportunity to shape AI-driven engineering practices and technical standards.
• High ownership role with direct impact on architecture, tooling, and product direction.
• Work on a proven product with strong market fit and real-world usage.
• Career growth opportunities in a fast-scaling, product-led engineering team.
• Exposure to modern AI-assisted development practices and cutting-edge tooling.
• Collaborative, high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation and impact.