Backend Software Engineer (Python)

Job Description: Job Description About Us We are a leading global media agency, shaping the future of content, advertising, and audience engagement across platforms.

Our product organization powers innovative solutions for clients worldwide, leveraging data, technology, and creativity.

Role Overview As a backend software engineer, you will design, build, and deploy AI systems capabilities that drive business value and enhance our global products.

You will work cross-functionally with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to design and deliver AI systems for content personalization, audience analytics, creative optimization, and more.

Key Responsibilities • API System Design: Architect, develop, and test production grade Python APIs for media products.

Create implementation plans teams can work against to achieve product goals. • Deployment & Scaling: Design and robust systems for long running processes.

Databases, caching, retry logic, fall back behavior, etc.

Ensure errors are routed for proper triaging • Robust Testing: Design/maintain high quality automated tests and manual stress/quality testing frameworks for AI systems.

Ensuring fairness, transparency, and compliance with regulations.

Requirements • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.

Redis, Postgres, NoSQL, MongoDB, etc. • Demonstrated production experience with monitoring enterprise systems.

Balancing over engineering while preparing for future requests. • Familiarity with LLMs – their APIs, performance challenges, and how to mitigate those (OpenAI, Anthropic, Cohere, etc.)

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected.

Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams.

Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles).

Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time.

Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs.

Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $136,000 - $190,075.

Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies.

For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

Location: USA - Remote - Maryland Brand: Merkle Time Type: Part time Contract Type: Permanent Dentsu is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees.

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