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You know the pain of building 0 → 1, and you want another shot at it.At Downstream, you’ll work directly with our CTO and Product team to:Extend and harden our Django backend (marketplace, pricing, logistics).Architect AI-forward workflows—particularly agentic systems that orchestrate decision-making, negotiation, and automation for our customers.Collaborate with our Flutter/frontend engineers to deliver clean, reliable, and modern APIs.Move fast: deploy, test, and iterate.ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and maintain Django apps, APIs, and data models that power our marketplace.Implement agentic AI architectures—systems where AI agents can reason, plan, and act autonomously to improve workflows.Integrate AI tools and services into core product flows (e.g., intelligent recommendations, negotiation agents, supplier matching).Drive features from concept → production, collaborating with product, design, and other engineers.Contribute to architectural decisions and mentor junior developers.What We’re Looking ForBattle-tested with Django: You’ve shipped something real with Django (could be a personal project, failed startup, or production system).AI-forward mindset: You’re not just using APIs—you understand how to design systems where AI agents interact with users, data, and business logic.Builder’s DNA: You’re comfortable with ambiguity, speed, and iteration. 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