Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement efficient data structures and models.
• Optimize and improve system performance, scalability, and security.
• Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues in production environments.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to build seamless API integrations.
• Ensure system reliability by implementing observability, monitoring, and logging best practices.
• Work independently and collaboratively to solve complex technical challenges.
• Advocate for best practices in documentation, testing, and maintainability.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping scalable backend systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend frameworks.
• Experience designing and working with RESTful APIs and databases (PostgreSQL, AWS RDS).
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and deployment best practices, including managed services (serverless, databases, queues) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of scalable system design and performance optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
• Startup experience is a plus, but not required.

Bonus

• Experience with AsyncIO, event-driven architectures, or integration-heavy systems.