Newfold Digital

Senior AI Back-End Engineer

Newfold Digital$90K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Canada
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience building production APIs in Python; 2+ years with FastAPI or similar async stack.
  • Deep knowledge of async I/O, Pydantic v2, dependency injection, and observability.
  • Hands-on experience with Semantic Kernel or comparable agent frameworks.
  • Practical experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation using Azure AI Search, pgvector, or Chroma.
  • Strong Postgres skills, including SQLModel/SQLAlchemy2 and Alembic migrations.
  • Experience with integrations or side projects involving LLM APIs (OpenAI, Gemini).
  • Familiarity with dependency management via Poetry and virtual environments.

Responsibilities

  • Design and scale async REST/WebSocket APIs with Python 3.11+ and FastAPI using clean architecture.
  • Implement multi-agent workflows using Semantic Kernel for traffic routing among LLM agents.
  • Integrate LLM providers behind a provider-agnostic layer for effective A/B and cost-aware routing.
  • Deliver Retrieval-Augmented Generation with vector stores like Azure AI Search and pgvector.
  • Expose tool-using agents via OpenAI Assistants for data-analysis tasks.
  • Evolve schemas with SQLModel/SQLAlchemy2 and tune Postgres for high concurrency.
  • Maintain robust CI/CD pipelines including linting, testing, and deployment using Docker.

Benefits

  • Work-life balance, recognizing the importance of maintaining personal well-being.
  • A culture of diversity and inclusion, fostering a sense of belonging among employees.
  • Comprehensive health benefits, including competitive HMO packages and a Punctuality Bonus.
  • Generous vacation policy to promote rest and relaxation.
  • Career growth opportunities, including mentorship and varied task challenges.
Full Job Description

Senior AI Back-End Engineer

Whatyoulldo & howyoullmake your mark

  • Design & scaleasync REST/WebSocket APIs withPython 3.11+ +FastAPI, using dependency-injection, type hints, and clean vertical-slice architecture.

  • Implement multi-agent workflows withSemantic Kernel(handoff, sequential, concurrent) to route traffic amongspecialisedLLM agents.

  • Integrate LLM providers (OpenAI GPT-4.1/mini, Google Gemini 2.5 Flash) behind a provider-agnostic layer for A/B and cost-aware routing.

  • DeliverRetrieval-Augmented Generationwith vector stores such asAzure AI Search,pgvector, or Chroma.

  • Expose tool-using agents viaOpenAI Assistants (Code-Interpreter)for data-analysis / file-manipulation tasks.

  • Evolve schemas withSQLModel/SQLAlchemy2&Alembic; tune Postgres forhigh-concurrencyasync access.

  • Maintain robustCI/CD (Bitbucket Jenkins)that lint, type-check, test, package (Docker), and deploy.

  • Instrument services withstructlogJSON logs,OpenTelemetrytraces, and cost/latency metrics; hold p95 < 100ms.

  • ChampionAI-assisted development(GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and share pragmatic problem-solving practices with the team.

Who you are & whatyoullneed to succeed.

  • 5 + yrs building production APIs in Python; 2 + yrs withFastAPI(or similar async stack).

  • Deep knowledge of async I/O,Pydanticv2, DI, and observability.

  • Hands-on withSemantic Kernelor comparable agent frameworks.

  • Practical RAG implementations usingAzure AI Search,pgvector, or Chroma.

  • Strong Postgres skills, includingSQLModel/SQLAlchemy2and Alembic migrations.

  • Proven integrationsor Side Projectswith LLM APIs (OpenAI, Gemini) and structured-output design.

  • Dependency management viaPoetryand virtual-env isolation.

  • End-to-end CI/CD ownership (build 1 scan 1 test 1 deploy).

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.

  • Remote work readinesswith daily overlap of at least09:00 1 13:00 EST.

Nice to have

  • Event/message queues (RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, Kafka).

  • Observability stacks (Grafana,LangFuse) for LLM cost governance.

Join us to build the agent-powered backbone of our AI platformrobust, model-agnostic, and ready for millions of users.

Whyyoullloveus.

  • Work-life balance. Our work is thrilling and meaningful, but we know balance is key to living well.

  • We celebrate one anothers differences.Wereproud of our culture of diversity and inclusion. We foster a culture of belonging. Our company and customers benefit when employees bring their authentic selves to work. We have programs that bring us together onimportant issuesand provide learning and development opportunities for all employees. We have 20 + affinity groups where you can network and connect withNewfoldersglobally.

  • We care about you.We are a family, and we care about you and your familys physical and mental health by providing competitive HMO benefits 1 175k MBL with one free dependent upon one year of service! We also give out Punctuality Bonus, Generous Vacation policy, and much more!

  • Where can we take you?Werefans of helping our employees learndifferent aspectsof the business,bechallenged with new tasks,bementored, andgrowtheir careers. Unfold new possibilities with #teamnewfold!

The target compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $150,000 annually. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to: candidates qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience, as well as internal equity and market conditions.

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About Newfold Digital

Newfold Digital is a leading web technology company that provides website design, domain registration, hosting, and other web services to small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. Newfold Digital has a global presence with offices in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. The company's mission is to help businesses succeed online by providing them with the tools and resources they need to build and maintain a professional online presence. Newfold Digital's services are designed to be easy to use and affordable, making them accessible to businesses of all sizes.
Learn more about Newfold Digital
Size
3,762 employees
Market Cap
$1.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$18.5 million
Founded
1997
5 Year Trend
+12.1%
Revenue
$1.1 billion
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