Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Job Summary

To support the development of large-scale, data-intensive systems, the remote Staff Software Engineer - Backend will design, build, and scale REST APIs and data processing pipelines using Python, Typescript, and AWS services while optimizing backend services for high throughput and low latency.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement new features for REST APIs and large-scale data processing pipelines
• Architect backend services to enhance performance, reliability, and scalability
• Mentor developers and automate deployments using CI/CD practices with Terraform and Kubernetes

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus
• 7+ years of hands-on Python experience related to APIs and large-scale data pipelines
• 3+ years of experience with Typescript or Node.js
• Advanced knowledge of AWS services including EC2, EKS, and Lambda
• Proven experience with large datasets and distributed computing frameworks such as Spark and Kafka