Location: Santa Ana, California — on-site
Employment type: Full-time
Salary:  $172,000 – $220,000

About us

Created.ai is an AI-powered creative platform combining text, image and video generation into production tools for commercial creative work. The platform is operated by eJam, a multi-brand consumer products and technology company.

We are expanding our engineering team with two appointments covering our AI platform infrastructure and our product engineering surface. Both roles carry substantial technical ownership and report directly into engineering leadership.

This position is AI-native by design. Our engineers work with agentic coding tools as a primary part of their daily workflow, which allows a small team to operate at a scope that would conventionally require a much larger one. We are looking for engineers whose judgement, architectural thinking and review discipline scale that leverage rather than being replaced by it.

Role summary

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to take ownership of the AI generation services, provider integrations, billing integrity, tenant security and overall platform reliability underpinning created.ai. The role is Python and GCP-first, with sufficient TypeScript proficiency to trace and modify cross-service contracts.

Our team is developing a set of services that support the company's operational activities, starting with the gaming platform itself, back-offices, and data analytics. The product is being developed by a small team of experienced professionals.

We work extensively with databases and distributed systems, discuss and implement architectural solutions, and conduct RND procedures to check the performance of certain solutions. We are looking for a team member who will work as part of the DevOps Team and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to maintain and improve the current delivery workflow.

Requirements

Our team is searching for a skilled Middle Python Developer to strengthen our backend and help evolve our product architecture. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, bring fresh ideas to the table, and take ownership of key components.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Writing, maintaining, and optimizing high-quality code;
• Analyzing the existing solution architecture and taking an active role in designing a new one;
• Leading a small team of two backend developers.

What we’re looking for:

• 3-4 years of experience in backend development with Python 3.x (FastAPI or Flask);
• Strong skills in designing and building RESTful APIs;
• Solid understanding of OOP principles, data structures, and algorithms;
• Hands-on experience with asynchronous programming (asyncio, aiohttp) and API integrations;
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with ORMs (SQLAlchemy or Django ORM);
• Practical experience with caching tools (Redis, Memcached) and database migrations;
• Good understanding of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git);
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and web servers (Nginx, Gunicorn, Uvicorn);
• Knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, and system design;
• Strong communication skills.

Our team is searching for a skilled Middle Python Developer to strengthen our backend and help evolve our product architecture. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers, bring fresh ideas to the table, and take ownership of key components.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Writing, maintaining, and optimizing high-quality code;
• Analyzing the existing solution architecture and taking an active role in designing a new one;
• Leading a small team of two backend developers.

What we’re looking for:

• 3-4 years of experience in backend development with Python 3.x (FastAPI or Flask);
• Strong skills in designing and building RESTful APIs;
• Solid understanding of OOP principles, data structures, and algorithms;
• Hands-on experience with asynchronous programming (asyncio, aiohttp) and API integrations;
• Strong knowledge of SQL and experience with ORMs (SQLAlchemy or Django ORM);
• Practical experience with caching tools (Redis, Memcached) and database migrations;
• Good understanding of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and version control (Git);
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and web servers (Nginx, Gunicorn, Uvicorn);
• Knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, and system design;
• Strong communication skills.