about 2 hours ago
Remote, WorldwideSenior / Mid Level
Base Salary
$185k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build backend services supporting commerce workflows and integrations.
- Develop and maintain production-grade services using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design scalable system solutions.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and evolve service-oriented systems and event-driven architectures.
- Write maintainable, secure, and well-tested backend code.
- Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational resilience.
- Build and maintain APIs used by internal services, external partners, and third-party integrations.
- Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
- Refactor and modernize legacy systems as the platform evolves.
- Deploy and operate services in AWS-based environments using modern cloud infrastructure patterns.
- Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployments.
- Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term fixes.
- Participate in code reviews and advocate for strong engineering standards.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working as a backend engineer in a production environment.
- Strong experience building backend services using Python and Django.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs, preferably with Django REST Framework.
- Experience working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL.
- Strong understanding of backend application architecture and service design.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, and production troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing and event-based workflows.
- Familiarity with containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience deploying and operating services in AWS or similar cloud environments.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, and operational best practices.
- Experience in regulated industries, such as financial services or cannabis, is a plus.
Benefits
- Flexible PTO with no cap.
- Robust stock option plan.
- 5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO).
- Competitive compensation and 401k match.
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision).
- Commuter Benefits through Flexible Spending Account.