23 days ago
Remote, WorldwideStaff+
Responsibilities
- Drive platform architecture decisions for scalability and maintainability.
- Review code and architectural proposals for reliability and security.
- Mentor engineers and establish best practices for production readiness.
- Optimize backend performance and correctness using Django and PostgreSQL.
- Scale async execution and implement resilient workflow patterns.
- Maintain Kubernetes deployment infrastructure and CI/CD strategies.
- Lead incident response and improve observability instrumentation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in building and operating production backend systems.
- Deep expertise in Python, preferably with Django, and relational databases like PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and cloud infrastructure, preferably GCP.
- Strong background in distributed systems, including message queues and workflow orchestration.
- Production experience with async task systems like Celery or Dramatiq.
- Ability to work autonomously and drive technical initiatives without supervision.
- Clear technical communication skills to explain tradeoffs and build consensus.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.
- Remote work opportunity.
- Full-time position with flexible hours.
- Overlap with Americas timezones for collaboration.