Senior Backend Engineer

Design and build backend services and APIs using Python and Django

Own features end to end, from initial design to production rollout

Maintain and evolve background processing, agent orchestration, and LLM integrations

Work with context-heavy data pipelines and RAG-style systems

Operate and improve cloud infrastructure on GCP

Improve performance across SQL queries, background jobs, and API endpoints

Debug production issues and lead incident resolution

Implement secure coding practices and support compliance efforts

Collaborate closely with product, curators, and frontend/mobile engineers

Review code and help raise the overall technical bar

5+ years building and operating production backend systems

Strong, hands-on experience with Python and Django

Deep familiarity with Django and DRF, including common pitfalls

Strong SQL skills and experience with schema design and performance tuning

Experience with background job systems (ideally Celery)

Comfort designing reliable, observable systems

Experience working with LLMs or AI infrastructure

Exposure to agent-based systems or RAG pipelines

Experience running cloud-native systems, ideally on GCP

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform

Experience operating services in production, not just building them

You care about how systems are used, not just how they’re built

You think in terms of reliability, latency, and failure modes

You’re comfortable making trade-offs and explaining them clearly

Able to work closely with product, design, and other engineers

Clear communicator who takes ownership and follows things through

A want to be in-person, near the customer

Familiarity with compliance frameworks (SOC2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001)

Basic understanding of frontend or mobile stacks (Flutter, Vue)