Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems and RESTful APIs using Python (Django, FastAPI, or Flask)
• Build real-time communication features using WebSockets, SSE, and async IO
• Implement event-driven architectures using messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams, or NATS
• Develop and maintain microservices that interact over messaging and streaming protocols
• Ensure high scalability and availability of backend services
• Collaborate with frontend developers, DevOps engineers, and product managers to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Write clean, maintainable code with unit/integration tests
• Lead technical discussions, review code, and mentor junior engineers
  

Requirements

• 8–10 years of backend development experience, with at least 8 years in Python
• Strong experience with asynchronous programming in Python (e.g., asyncio, aiohttp, FastAPI)
• Production experience with WebSockets and Server-Sent Events
• Hands-on experience with at least one messaging system: Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Pub/Sub, or similar
• Proficient in RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Solid experience with relational and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with Docker and container-based deployment
• Strong understanding of API security, authentication, and performance optimization
  

Nice to Have

• Experience with GraphQL or gRPC
• Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink, Spark Streaming)
• Cloud experience (AWS, GCP, Azure), particularly with managed messaging or pub/sub services
• Knowledge of CI/CD and infrastructure as code
• Exposure to AI engineering workflows and tools
• Interest or experience in building Agentic AI systems or integrating backends with AI agents