Datasite

Senior Backend Engineer - Sherpany

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15 hours ago
Remote, Poland or Remote, RomaniaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and operate reliable, scalable APIs and services in Python with Django and Django REST Framework.
  • Lead architectural changes including data modeling improvements, service boundaries, messaging patterns, and zero-downtime migrations.
  • Collaborate with DevOps on pipelines and infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Write and maintain unit and integration tests to support code quality and system reliability.
  • Collaborate with frontend, mobile, UX, and product teams to negotiate APIs and improve user and developer outcomes.
  • Mentor engineers through feedback, pairing, and design reviews.
  • Contribute to engineering knowledge sharing through talks and documentation.
  • Improve observability, profiling, tracing, alerting, and regression prevention.

Requirements

  • Expert-level Python experience with Django and Django REST Framework.
  • Strong understanding of RESTful API design and versioning.
  • Strong SQL and PostgreSQL expertise, including performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, and schema evolution.
  • Experience building resilient asynchronous systems with Celery and message brokers such as RabbitMQ.
  • Practical experience with Redis caching, including eviction policies and cache-aside patterns.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitHub Actions, including canary delivery and feature flags.
  • Experience with observability practices including SLIs, SLOs, actionable alerts, and trace-to-log correlation.
  • Strong problem-solving, decision-making, initiative, teamwork, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Financial support for further education and training.
  • Well-being support through nilo.health.
  • Apple MacBook provided at the start of employment.
  • International, values-driven company culture with regular team events.
  • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace.

Tech Stack

DjangoDockerGitHub ActionsKubernetesPostgreSQLPythonRabbitMQRedisSQLTerraform

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About Datasite

1,001-5,000 employees

Datasite builds SaaS tools for mergers and acquisitions, centered on secure virtual data rooms, deal preparation, diligence, and marketing workflows. Its platform is used by investment banks, private equity and venture investors, law firms, and corporate development teams to manage confidential documents, automate redaction, track buyers, and run deals. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Minneapolis, it is privately held and part of CapVest’s portfolio.

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