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Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Senior/Staff Backend Engineer building and scaling the advisor portal, booking systems, and integrations for a travel tech platform. Requires 5+ years backend experience with strong Python skills.

About the job

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with Product Managers and Designers to define and prioritize the roadmap
  • Build the travel advisors application responsible for new advisor onboarding, searching and booking travel, and managing advisor itineraries and client interactions
  • Focus on performance, architecture, clean design, and clean code principles
  • Collaborate with engineers to define end-to-end engineering solutions
  • Own epics and be responsible for the entire solution including design, implementation, and delivery

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • 5+ years experience in backend web development
  • 3+ years experience with Python using Django, Flask, or alternatives
  • High API and distributed systems design skills
  • Experience with relational database ORMs

Nice-to-Haves

  • AWS experience
  • Kubernetes experience

Benefits

  • Unlimited vacation
  • Health Insurance (including an option completely covered by Fora)
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Wellhub Memberships
  • 401k plan with company match
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Stock Options

Skills

Python, Django, Flask, API Design, Distributed Systems, Relational Databases, Orms, AWS, Kubernetes

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