Senior Software Engineer - Backend Development

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

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About the Role

Senior Software Engineer

This role requires strong technical depth combined with the ability to design scalable systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver business-critical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the

  design

  and

  development

  of

  backend services

  and

  APIs

  using

  modern backend frameworks

• Design and implement backend systems that are

  highly scalable

  and

  easily expandable

  , ensuring they can adapt to evolving business needs and future growth.
• Contribute to

  system architecture

  discussions and

  own module/service-level

  designs
• Design and build

  client-facing APIs

  that are

  scalable

  ,

  reliable

  , and

  secure

  , ensuring services and APIs comply with

  security best practices

  in collaboration with the security team.
• Design and build

  internal APIs

  that are consumed by

  frontend applications and services

• Write

  clean

  ,

  maintainable

  , and

  performant

  code
• Design and optimize solutions using

  relational

  and

  non-relational

  databases.
• Adopt and champion

  AI-assisted development tools

  to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and share best practices across the team.

• Partner with QA

  to deliver quality features in a timely manner.
• Ensure

  sufficient unit test coverage

  for backend services, working closely with the Tech Lead to validate test quality and completeness.
• Support and

  mentor junior engineers

  in writing effective unit tests and fostering a

  test-first mindset

  .
• Collaborate with

  product managers

  to

  refine requirements

  and ensure engineering alignment with business goals
• Partner with engineers to confirm

  solutions meet product

  and

  technical requirements

• Contribute to

  Agile development processes

  by participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and ensuring timely delivery of features.
• Guide junior engineers through

  mentorship

  ,

  code reviews

  , and

  knowledge sharing

• Champion best practices in

  CI/CD

  ,

  containerization

  , and

  observability/monitoring

• Contribute to

  technical decision-making

  and

  process improvements

• Participate in the

  hiring

  and

  interview

  process as needed

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Strong proficiency in

  backend service development

• Strong hands-on experience with

  relational databases

• Hands-on experience working with to

  non-relational databases

• Experience with

  distributed systems

  , including

  microservices

  and

  event-driven messaging

  architectures.
• Proven experience with AWS (preferred) or other

  cloud platforms

  and building distributed, scalable systems
• Strong knowledge of

  CI/CD

  pipelines,

  Git

  , and

  containerization

• Experience embedding

  security and compliance

  best practices into backend and API design.
• Strong understanding of

  system design principles

  , including

  scalability

  ,

  performance optimization

  , and

  high availability

  .
• Proficiency in leveraging and evaluating

  AI-assisted coding tools

  to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity.
• Experience implementing

  observability practices

  , including monitoring, logging, and alerting, to ensure system reliability.
• Strong experience in

  Agile development

  , including contributing to sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Experience

  writing and maintaining unit and integration tests

  , with the ability to guide less-experienced engineers in adopting testing best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Media & entertainment

  industry experience
• Experience with

  infrastructure-as-code

  (Terraform, CloudFormation, Nomad)
• Exposure to

  multiple backend frameworks

  is a plus (including .NET Core and its ecosystem)
• Ability to evaluate

  emerging technologies

  , including

  AI-assisted tools

  , and advocate for their adoption to improve engineering productivity.

  Role & responsibilities