Senior Software Engineer

Role Overview

• Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
• Advises immediate management on project-level issues
• Guides junior engineers
• Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices
• Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions

Requirements

• 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Python programming, with extensive experience building production systems using frameworks such as Django and Flask.
• Leadership in designing and architecting scalable, cloud-native backend systems, leveraging microservices, distributed systems, and serverless architectures.
• Expertise in architecting and developing large-scale, fault-tolerant backend systems with a strong focus on high availability, resilience, and disaster recovery.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure-as-code, designing, deploying, and operating backend services in production cloud environments.
• Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous processing, including event-driven architectures and inter-service communication patterns.
• Commitment to high engineering quality, including automated testing, maintainable codebases, and modern development and dependency management practices.
• Experience with observability and monitoring, using metrics, logging, and distributed tracing to operate and debug systems at scale.
• Strong security awareness, including secure coding practices, encryption, access control, and safe handling of sensitive data.
• Functional literacy in AI/ML concepts and ML model integration into backend systems.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, drive technical roadmaps, and align technical decisions with business objectives.

Tech Stack

• Cloud
• Distributed Systems
• Django
• Flask
• Microservices
• Python
• SDLC

Benefits

• Comprehensive, choice-based programs to support all aspects of personal wellbeing—physical, emotional, and financial
• Generous paid time off
• Healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Resources to create financial security and support your mental health