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Ando

AI infrastructure for the world’s hourly workforce

Senior Backend Engineer – Contract to Hire

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerContractRemoteSeniorTeam 1-10Since 2023H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Latin America

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$28 - $58 / hour

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishAWSDockerPostgreSQLPythonTerraform

Job Description

Senior Backend Engineer – Contract to Hire

Ando

• Design PostgreSQL schemas, indexes, and queries for high-write workloads • Build, operate, and harden AWS infrastructure using Terraform • Design, build, and scale backend services in Python/FastAPI • Own REST/OpenAPI contracts

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience
  • Strong PostgreSQL expertise
  • Solid AWS experience
  • Experience designing, versioning, and documenting REST APIs (OpenAPI/Swagger)
  • Comfortable with containerized local development (Docker / Docker Compose)
  • Startup mindset

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development

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