Senior / Lead Backend Engineer (Python, Django & AI Agents) – Remote (Singapore / SEA)
Location: Fully Remote (Singapore / Southeast Asia) | Compensation: £60,000 – £80,000 GBP Equivalent (~S$102,000 – S$136,000 per annum) + Stretch for Exceptional Talent
Tech Stack: Python, Django, PostgreSQL, ETL Pipelines, AWS, Docker/K8s, LLM APIs & MCP Servers
Own Entire Business Domains—Not Just Jira Tickets
Are you a product-minded Senior Python / Django Backend Engineer who wants to build at 1000x velocity using AI coding agents and LLM workflows? Are you tired of corporate silos and ready to own entire product domains from customer ideation to production?
SearchElect is partnering exclusively with a fast-growing, profitable, and self-sustaining UK-headquartered B2B FinTech & Business Intelligence SaaS scale-up. Founded by a veteran enterprise CFO, the platform seamlessly integrates disparate accounting (Xero, QuickBooks) and CRM systems to automate complex revenue recognition, month-end close, and CFO forecasting for high-growth SaaS businesses ($2M–$20M ARR).
With nearly 250 paying B2B customers and over £1M ARR, the company is entering its next major phase: embedding autonomous AI Agent workflows onto its core Python/Django and ETL architecture to shrink week-long financial processes down to minutes.
Why This Role Stands Out
- End-to-End Domain Ownership: You won't just be handed tickets. You will act as a "mini-Product Manager" and Lead Architect (60–70% engineering, 30–40% product/architecture)—owning complete business domains such as Revenue Recognition, CRM-to-Finance ETL pipelines, Forecasting Engines, or Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers.
- AI-Native Engineering Culture: Leverage state-of-the-art coding agents (Claude Code), loop engineering, and multi-agent swarms with guardrails to accelerate development and focus on high-level system design and business logic.
- Lead Track & Direct CTO Mentorship: Report directly to the CTO (currently based in Southeast Asia) to take over core backend workstreams, with a clear runway to grow into a foundational Engineering Leadership role.
- Remote Autonomy + Real Human Connection: Enjoy full remote flexibility in APAC, backed by a 1-on-1 in-person onboarding week in your city (the CTO will fly to you!) and an annual all-expenses-paid team retreat in London, UK.
Key Responsibilities
- Backend Architecture & Data Modeling: Design, implement, and scale normalised domain-bound data models in PostgreSQL and high-performance backend services using Python and Django.
- ETL Pipelines & 3rd-Party API Integrations: Build resilient ETL data pipelines and deep API integrations with accounting platforms (Xero, QuickBooks), payment gateways, and CRM systems.
- AI Agent & LLM Orchestration: Integrate LLM APIs, build MCP server extensions, and architect autonomous agent workflows that automate complex financial journals (deferred revenue, accruals, prepayments) and CFO reporting.
- Pragmatic Product Delivery: Collaborate directly with the CEO/Founder, CTO, and product team (including joining customer calls) to scope, estimate, and ship pragmatic MVPs quickly, iterating based on real customer feedback.
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Deploy and maintain scalable microservices and serverless architectures on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes (K8s).
What We Are Looking For
- 5–8+ Years Backend Engineering Experience: Deep proficiency building production web applications and APIs in Python (preferably Django), with strong mastery of PostgreSQL / RDBMS and normalised data modeling.
- Data & Cloud Engineering Chops: Proven experience building ETL pipelines, integrating complex third-party APIs, and working with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s), and microservices/serverless patterns.
- AI-First Mindset: Hands-on experience—or obsessive self-driven experimentation—with AI coding agents, LLM APIs (Anthropic Claude, OpenAI), and agentic automation.
- Product-Driven Self-Starter: Excellent communication skills; fearless in speaking with product stakeholders and customers, scoping ambiguous problems, and delivering reliably in a fast-paced, high-trust remote startup.
- Bonus Points (Not a Blocker): Prior exposure to FinTech, Accounting/ERP systems, BI platforms, or CRM integrations, and a strong Computer Science pedigree from a top-tier university (e.g., NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, IIT).
How to Apply
Apply confidentially with your CV, or reach out directly to Jay Banghar, Managing Director at SearchElect (jay@searchelect.com) for a confidential briefing.