Senior Backend Engineer (Contract to Hire)
Ando Technologies, Inc2 months ago
Remote, AmericasSenior
Responsibilities
- Design PostgreSQL schemas, indexes, queries, migrations, and performance strategies for high-write scheduling and forecasting workloads.
- Build, operate, and harden AWS infrastructure including Lambda, RDS, App Runner, and Bedrock using Terraform.
- Design, build, and scale backend services in Python and FastAPI.
- Own REST/OpenAPI contracts and generated clients used by Next.js/React web and Expo/React Native mobile applications.
- Extend AI-assisted product features using AWS Bedrock, Claude, and MCP integrations.
- Collaborate with data and ML teams on forecasting pipelines using Prophet, Pandas, and NumPy.
- Write and maintain pytest suites and strengthen CI/CD gates in GitHub Actions.
- Participate in architecture decisions, code reviews, mentoring, and end-to-end feature delivery across product, mobile, and data teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including production Python experience.
- Deep production PostgreSQL experience covering schema design, indexing, query optimization, and migrations.
- Hands-on experience building and operating AWS infrastructure such as Lambda, RDS, or App Runner, with familiarity with IAM, networking, cost trade-offs, and ideally Terraform.
- Experience designing, versioning, and documenting REST APIs with OpenAPI or Swagger for multiple client platforms.
- Comfort with Docker and Docker Compose for containerized local development.
- Ability to work independently through ambiguity and make pragmatic architecture and product decisions.
- Strong testing, code review, architecture, written communication, and asynchronous collaboration skills.
- Preferred qualifications include ML/data tooling experience, LLM or agentic tooling integrations, familiarity with Next.js/React/TypeScript, workforce or scheduling technology experience, early-stage startup experience, and mentoring or technical design leadership.
Benefits
- Contract-to-hire opportunity at a seed-stage startup with real customers.
- High ownership, autonomy, and exposure to architectural decisions across backend, data, infrastructure, and AI systems.
- High-trust, high-care culture emphasizing thoughtful collaboration, diverse perspectives, clear communication, and personal accountability.
Tech Stack
AWSDjangoDockerFastAPIFlaskGitHub ActionsNext.jsNumPyPandasPostgreSQLpytestPythonReactReact NativeTerraformTypeScript
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About Ando Technologies, Inc
Ando builds AI-powered workforce infrastructure that predicts demand, optimizes staffing, and generates reliable schedules for employers of hourly workers. Its SaaS platform includes manager tools and an employee mobile app, aimed at retailers, restaurants, and other frontline operations. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, the seed-stage company is backed by Slow Ventures and has live deployments with customers.