181. Senior Backend Developer Python

Source Meridian · Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador · Engineering

Posted 2026-09-16

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We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer - Python to join Source Meridian.

About Source Meridian

Source Meridian is a development software company that works to solve the industry’s most challenging problems in healthcare practices. We are laser focused on specific technologies in the healthcare and life science industries: Healthcare technology, artificial intelligence, and healthcare interoperability.

About the role

Senior Backend Developer proficient in Python to design, build, and scale high-performance backend services and AI agent orchestrations in AWS. You will play a key role in integrating AI agents with communication platforms (Zoom Contact Center, Telnyx, ChartHero) and internal systems, ensuring production-grade reliability, compliance (HIPAA/SOC2), and system scalability.

What You'll Do

Build & Scale Backend Services: Design, develop, and maintain robust microservices, RESTful/GraphQL APIs, and event-driven workflows in AWS using Python (AI agent orchestration).

AI & Telephony Integration: Integrate AI agents with Zoom Contact Center and Telnyx, handling call flows, call control, media streaming, event processing, transcription, and data capture into internal platforms.

Architecture & Best Practices: Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, and technical decision-making while writing clean, well-tested, and maintainable code adhering to SOLID principles.

Optimization & Operations: Optimize application performance, database queries, and system scalability in collaboration with DevOps/Cloud teams for CI/CD pipelines, deployment, and infrastructure management.

Quality & Compliance: Ensure production-grade reliability, observability, data security, and compliance (HIPAA/SOC2), while fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

Core Languages & Frameworks: 5+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask).

Architecture & APIs: Extensive experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful/GraphQL APIs, high-availability microservices, and event-driven or streaming architectures.

Telephony & Real-time Communications: Background building or integrating call-center, softphone, or real-time communication applications, with a solid understanding of SIP/VoIP fundamentals as applied to software integrations.

Cloud & DevOps (AWS): Deep experience with AWS (Lambda, ECS/Fargate, Step Functions, RDS, CloudWatch, S3), containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (pytest, unittest), and Version Control (Git).

Databases: Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS RDS) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Redis).

B2+ or higher english level

Nice to have

AI & Messaging Integrations: Experience integrating AI or conversational agents into communication workflows, along with familiarity with Zoom, Tlenyx and ChartHero APIs.

Healthcare & Compliance: Direct experience in the healthcare industry, including HIPAA compliance and health data integration.

Infrastructure & Messaging Brokers: Knowledge of message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.

Architecture Documentation: Strong architectural design and technical documentation skills.

What We Offer

✔ Permanent contract✔ High-impact projects in the healthcare industry✔ Learning and continuous growth environment 🚀✔ Competitive salary based on experience 💰✔ Collaborative and international team

📍 Apply only if you reside in Ecuador 📍

At Source Meridian, you’ll be part of a high-impact tech-health company, building products that truly make a difference.

If you meet the profile — or know someone who might be interested — apply now!

We’d love to meet you 💬

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