Senior Backend Software Engineer

Accountabilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and security.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers, scientists, and designers to deliver impactful solutions.

• Contribute to technical architecture decisions and help define product direction and feature development.

• Ensure high availability of systems through monitoring, observability, and participation in on-call rotations.

• Conduct code reviews and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and security issues.

• Advocate for and implement best practices in software engineering, including maintainability and clean architecture.

• Develop and optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing systems for complex scientific datasets.

• Build and enhance services for real-time data ingestion, simulation execution, and distributed processing.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in backend software development for products or enterprise systems.

• 6+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.

• Strong experience with database technologies (SQL and/or NoSQL).

• Experience working in startup or high-growth environments.

• Proven experience across the full software development lifecycle.

• Strong programming skills in languages such as Go, Python, or Rust.

• Solid understanding of distributed systems and scalable architecture design.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Nice to have:

• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.

• Experience with observability, monitoring, and high-availability systems.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Exposure to multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and comprehensive compensation package.

• Flexible and remote-friendly work environment.

• Opportunity to work on innovative, high-impact technology in the scientific domain.

• Collaborative and mission-driven team culture.

• Professional development and career growth opportunities.

• Access to modern tools, infrastructure, and technologies.

• Exposure to complex technical challenges in cloud and distributed systems.

How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
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