Junior Software Engineer (Backend - Python)

Location: Remote

SwineTech is looking for a Junior Backend Engineer with strong Python skills to help us scale our platform and bring meaningful innovation to animal agriculture. You’ll join a collaborative, fast-moving engineering team that’s passionate about solving real-world problems—and not afraid to get a little mud on our boots doing it.

What You’ll Do:

● Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python

● Support infrastructure and systems-level initiatives to improve scalability, observability, and resilience

● Support data pipelines and backend integrations that power our core products

● Collaborate closely with engineers, product, and customer-facing teams

● Contribute to shaping the future of our backend architecture

What We’re Looking For:

● 1-3 years experience as a Software Engineer

● Strong experience developing backend systems in Python ● Solid understanding of infrastructure, systems design, and cloud-native tooling

● Familiarity with SQL and modern data tools

● A proactive mindset and willingness to take ownership of technical challenges

Bonus Points For:

● Experience with GCP, BigQuery, or DBT

● AI/ML exposure, especially in production environments

● Comfort lending a hand with internal IT tasks from time to time (e.g. device setup, basic troubleshooting)

Our Tech Stack:

● Python, SQL, DBT

● Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Firebase, etc.)

● Flutter for mobile

● Next.js for web

Why SwineTech?

SwineTech is a venture-backed agtech startup reimagining how farmers care for pigs. Our team is small but growing fast, with a culture that values ownership, teamwork, and impact. Whether you’re building infrastructure or fine-tuning performance, your work here will help real people solve real problems. We don’t believe in silos—or sties. Just good people, good code, and a shared mission to improve animal care through technology