Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Python.
• Build, optimize, and support RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop real-time backend integrations using WebSockets where required.
• Ensure system performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases, caching technologies, and distributed architectures.
• Collaborate with frontend and cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Drive performance tuning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and backend application development.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs and microservices architectures.
• Solid understanding of WebSockets and real-time systems.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with caching technologies such as Redis or Memcached.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and high-availability principles.
• Experience building, deploying, and supporting production-grade applications.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in large-scale product, consumer-tech, or platform engineering environments.
• Familiarity with complex distributed systems and high-traffic applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms, containerization, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability tools.
• Prior experience building and supporting real-time, highly available backend services.

What You'll Bring:

• Strong ownership and execution mindset.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects end-to-end.
• Passion for building scalable, reliable, and high-quality backend systems.
• Commitment to engineering excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Backend, Memcached, Microservices, Python, Redis, SQL, WebSockets