Role Description - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement backend services and APIs. - Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable server-side code using modern backend technologies. - Develop and optimize microservices for high-performance distributed systems. - Streamline real-time data processing and event-driven architectures. - Conduct unit, integration, and load testing to ensure system reliability and performance. - Implement RESTful APIs and server-side logic using Python and FastAPI. - Develop and deploy containerized applications in cloud environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). - Work with server-side events and messaging queues (e.g., SQS) to support real-time communication. - Ensure application security, scalability, and resilience through robust backend design. Qualifications - 8+ years of experience as a backend engineer. - Strong experience with Python, particularly in building REST APIs using frameworks like FastAPI or Flask. - Expertise in microservices architecture and deployment in containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). - Solid understanding of databases (e.g., Snowflake, AWS DynamoDB, RDS, MySQL, MongoDB). - Experience with distributed search and indexing technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr). - Proficiency with server-side events, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems. - Experience with cloud-based deployment on AWS, including Serverless platforms like AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and SQS. - Knowledge of CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Octopus). - Strong problem-solving skills and experience debugging and optimizing backend systems. - Solid understanding of security best practices for backend systems, including authentication and data protection. - Experience with agile development methodologies. - Proficiency in logging and monitoring tools for backend systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch). - Experience integrating with third-party APIs and ensuring data consistency. - Flexibility to work across global time zones (EST, IST, and others). Benefits - Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset. - Comfortable working in tight-knit engineering squads alongside product owners and platform teams. - Clear and proactive communicator, both in written documentation and in day-to-day team interactions (stand-ups, design reviews, async channels). Nice-to-Have Skills - Exposure to GenAI application development and RAG-based systems. - Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. - Strong grasp of distributed systems and high-performance backend architecture. - Experience with Elastic Search or similar enterprise search solutions. Service Region - Eastern Europe