Apply Digital is a global experience transformation partner that drives AI-powered change and measurable impact across complex, multi-brand ecosystems. The company is looking for a Principal Agentic Engineer (Back-end) to lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems using Python and modern cloud-native patterns.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Python 3 for backend development
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Proven experience with spec-driven development
- Hands-on experience using AI coding agents (e.g., Copilot, Claude Code)
- Strong prompt engineering skills
- Experience working with LLMs (e.g., Gemini 3, Claude Opus, GPT-4.x/5.x)
- Experience implementing vector stores and RAG architectures
- Experience with Agent Development Kits (e.g., Google ADK)
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Hands-on experience with Vertex AI and Google Gen AI APIs
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong system design fundamentals, including queues, caching strategies, database schema design, and API design
- Experience designing AI agents, agent task planning, and reasoning patterns
- Agent observability and debugging experience
- Ability to clearly articulate goals, constraints, and context for agentic systems
Benefits
- Great projects: Broaden your skills on a range of engaging projects with international brands that have a global impact
- An inclusive and safe environment: We’re truly committed to building a culture where you are celebrated and everyone feels welcome and safe
- Learning opportunities: We offer generous training budgets, including partner tech certifications, custom learning plans, workshops, mentorship, and peer support
- Generous vacation policy: Work-life balance is key to our team’s success, so we offer ample time away from work to promote overall well-being
- Customizable benefits: Tailor your extended health and dental plan to your needs, priorities, and preferences
- Flexible work arrangements: We work in a variety of ways, from remote, to in-office, to a blend of both
