Lead Backend Engineer at Launch Potato

Launch Potato is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to join their team. This role is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, but is a remote position. The Lead Backend Engineer will enable Launch Potato’s Data Science team to scale machine learning innovation by supporting and deploying ML infrastructure across business-critical services. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Python, Django/FastAPI, and AWS, as well as experience collaborating with Data Science teams.

Role involves:

• Deploying machine learning pipeline and endpoint changes.
• Maintaining and improving backend services.
• Troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
• Standing up and maintaining infrastructure using Terraform, ECS, and Lambda.
• Participating in code reviews.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of professional development experience using Python.
• Experience with containerized Python/Django (or FastAPI) services, including deployment on AWS.
• Proven track record collaborating with Data Science teams and deploying ML endpoints to production.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting production bugs in systems with limited QA support.
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
• Comfortable contributing ideas, giving peer feedback via pull requests, and driving technical improvements autonomously.

Role offers:

• Opportunity to work in a profitable, high-growth company.
• Competitive benefits.
• Profit-sharing bonus.

Launch Potato is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.