Senior Backend Engineer – AI-Native

🔥 43 minutes ago

🇰🇪 Kenya – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Umba

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

💼 Consulting

🛡️ Insurance

💳 Fintech

Consulting • Insurance • Fintech

Umba is a service that offers a 30-day free trial without any long-term contracts. The company emphasizes its commitment to user privacy and data protection.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Python, Flask, and FastAPI • Contribute to frontend development using Next.js • Contribute across the stack, including APIs and integrations • Define technical specifications for AI-assisted development workflows • Use AI tools such as Claude Code and Codex to accelerate development • Review, test, and validate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and performance • Architect reliable, observable, and scalable systems • Build testing and validation pipelines, including unit, integration, and automated QA • Collaborate with Data teams to deliver end-to-end features • Debug complex production issues and implement robust fixes • Improve engineering velocity through tooling and process improvements

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in production environments • Strong proficiency in Python and backend frameworks (Flask, FastAPI) • Intermediate experience with frontend development • Experience building and scaling APIs and distributed systems • Comfortable working across the stack, with some frontend exposure preferred • Strong system design skills and understanding of software architecture principles • Experience using AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or GitHub Copilot in daily workflows • Ability to write clear, structured technical specs and prompts for code generation • Strong code review skills, especially for validating AI-generated outputs • Understanding of trade-offs, failure modes, and quality risks in AI-assisted development • Experience building testing, validation, and monitoring guardrails for generated code • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, Docker, and Linux/Unix environments • Valid work authorisation for Kenya

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal Opportunity employment consideration • Disability or special-needs accommodation available upon request