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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django.
- Develop and optimize data storage solutions with PostgreSQL and Redis, ensuring reliability andperformance.
- Implement Elasticsearch for search and analytics across large datasets.
- Architect and operate distributed systems that handle high-throughput and low-latency workloads.
- Build and operate asynchronous task queues and background workers using Celery and Redis.
- Write clean, maintainable, and unit-test–focused code with strong coverage using pytest.
- Build and maintain REST APIs, ensuring proper authentication, authorization, and versioning
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services for scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Document technical designs, APIs, and operational runbooks.
- Perform other backend software engineering duties as assigned and according to capability
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Proven experience developing and maintaining backend systems in production environments.
- Strong programming expertise in Python and Django.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
- Experience with Redis for caching, message queues, or real-time data.
Preferred Experience
- Practical use of Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and data analytics.
- Experience building and consuming APIs, including documentation and testing.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems design patterns.
- Strong focus on unit tests and automated testing using pytest or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency with Docker and containerized application deployments.
- Proven experience with Celery and managing background workers in production.…
