Backend Engineer Python/ FastAPI

Role Overview: As a Backend Engineer at this AI-driven startup in Bangalore, you will be responsible for designing and building scalable backend systems that power real-time user experiences. You will translate product requirements into clean, modular, and extensible backend logic, develop and maintain RESTful APIs using Python with FastAPI, architect efficient database schemas and queries using PostgreSQL, and implement and manage caching, queues, and background job processing with tools like Redis and Celery. Additionally, you will deploy, monitor, and scale systems on AWS, containerize applications using Docker, and ensure system robustness through testing, observability, and proactive debugging. You will collaborate closely with product, design, and frontend teams to deliver features end-to-end. Key Responsibilities: - Design and build scalable backend systems for real-time user experiences - Translate product requirements into clean, modular, and extensible backend logic - Develop and maintain RESTful APIs using Python with FastAPI - Architect efficient database schemas and queries using PostgreSQL - Implement and manage caching, queues, and background job processing with Redis and Celery - Deploy, monitor, and scale systems on AWS (EC2, ECS/Fargate, RDS, SQS) - Containerize applications using Docker and contribute to CI/CD pipelines - Ensure system robustness through testing, observability, and proactive debugging - Collaborate closely with product, design, and frontend teams to deliver features end-to-end Qualifications Required: - 6+ years of backend engineering experience in a consumer tech or fast-paced product environment - Strong product thinking and ability to convert high-level specs into scalable architectures - Deep expertise in Python (FastAPI) and PostgreSQL - Experience working with message queues, workers, and caching systems (Celery, Redis, etc.) - Familiarity with cloud-native environments and tools like AWS, Docker, and infrastructure automation - Exposure to Kafka or event-driven architecture is a strong plus - Ability to ship fast with clean, maintainable code and a focus on performance (Note: The additional details of the company were not present in the provided job description.),