Senior Staff Engineer (Backend)

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement backend services and APIs.
• Write efficient, scalable, and maintainable server-side code using modern backend technologies.
• Develop and optimize microservices for high-performance distributed systems.
• Streamline real-time data processing and event-driven architectures.
• Conduct unit, integration, and load testing to ensure system reliability and performance.
• Implement RESTful APIs and server-side logic using Python and FastAPI.
• Develop and deploy containerized applications in cloud environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Work with server-side events and messaging queues (e.g., SQS) to support real-time communication.
• Ensure application security, scalability, and resilience through robust backend design.

Must-Have Skills:

• Strong experience with Python, particularly in building REST APIs using frameworks like FastAPI or Flask.
• Expertise in microservices architecture and deployment in containerized environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of databases (e.g., Snowflake, AWS DynamoDB, RDS, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with distributed search and indexing technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, OpenSearch, Solr)
• Proficiency with server-side events, event-driven architectures, and messaging systems.
• Experience with cloud-based deployment on AWS, including Serverless platforms like AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and SQS.
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD tools and pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Octopus). -
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience debugging and optimizing backend systems.
• Solid understanding of security best practices for backend systems, including authentication and data protection.

• 10+ years of experience as a backend engineer.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Knowledge of web servers and backend frameworks.
• Proficiency in logging and monitoring tools for backend systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch).
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs and ensuring data consistency.
• Flexibility to work across global time zones (EST, IST, and others).

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Exposure to GenAI application development and RAG-based systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong grasp of distributed systems and high-performance backend architecture.
• Experience with Elastic Search or similar enterprise search solutions

What We Value / Soft Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative mindset
• Comfortable working in tight-knit engineering squads alongside product owners and platform teams
• Clear and proactive communicator, both in written documentation and in day-to-day team interactions (stand-ups, design reviews, async channels)

Must have Skills : Python, FastAPI, Microservices architecture (MSA) ,

Good To Have Skills : Java, GenAI application development

Originally posted on Himalayas