Software Engineer, Backend (Python)
Plane Software, Inc.3 months ago
USA (city not specified)Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Own backend surfaces from API contract and data model through migrations and rollout.
- Extend real-time synchronization systems using event streams, change data capture, and caching.
- Measure and improve query performance using query plans, indexes, and connection pooling.
- Instrument shipped software so degradations appear in dashboards before customer reports.
- Respond to production incidents and debug issues across inaccessible hardware and networks.
- Collaborate with product and frontend engineers in San Francisco and Hyderabad and use community issue reports as test cases.
Requirements
- Production experience shipping Python and the ability to discuss a past technical decision.
- Experience with Django or a comparable framework, including models, migrations, and request handling.
- Comfort with SQL beyond ORM usage, including reading queries and adding indexes.
- Experience writing asynchronous Python with asyncio for real traffic.
- Experience debugging a production issue and explaining the resulting changes.
- Clear written communication, including participation in public issue threads.
Benefits
- Work on software deployed to both Fortune 500 companies and startups.
- Build for Plane Cloud, customer clouds, self-hosted clusters, and air-gapped or isolated environments.
- Work in the open with public issues, fixes, and roadmap discussions.
- Collaborate across teams in San Francisco and Hyderabad.
- Contribute directly to production systems supporting human and AI-agent workflows.
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About Plane Software, Inc.
Plane Software builds an open-source work management platform that brings projects, knowledge, and service requests into one system for engineering and operations teams. Organizations can run it as a managed cloud service or deploy it on their own infrastructure, including isolated and sovereign clouds—an option valued in regulated industries. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company develops in public on GitHub and serves teams worldwide.