Senior Python Engineer, AI - name

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About the team and the role:

WHI Solutions, Inc., an eBay company, operates Nexpart, a B2B marketplace built for professional automotive and truck parts businesses. Nexpart plays a critical role in helping customers efficiently source and purchase the parts they need to keep their operations running smoothly and serve their own customers with speed and confidence. The Nexpart engineering team builds and evolves the technology behind this marketplace. We are seeking a Senior Python Engineer, AI to help design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, integrations, and platform capabilities that support critical business workflows and ongoing product innovation. We are seeking an engineer with strong Python backend experience and a track record of building reliable, scalable services. In this role, you will work with cross-functional partners to develop practical solutions that support critical workflows and improve the performance and resilience of the platform.

What you will accomplish:

Define technical requirements in partnership with product, business, and engineering stakeholders

Design, develop, and maintain Python-based applications & services that power core platform workflows

Build and integrate scalable APIs and microservices for internal and external consumers

Own backend system design for service reliability, scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence

Optimize performance using distributed technologies (e.g., caching, message queues, event-driven architectures)

Implement robust observability (logging, tracing, metrics), troubleshoot production issues, and improve system resiliency

Participate in code reviews as both a contributor and reviewer; contribute to engineering standards and best practices

Collaborate closely with development, QA, and business teams to deliver high-quality releases

Create and maintain system and technical documentation as needed

Leverage AI-powered development tools to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery speed

Applied AI/LLM Focus

Build and productionalize LLM-enabled features (e.g., workflow automation, intelligent routing, summarization