Back-End Engineer (Python, NodeJS)
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8 hours ago
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This is a remote position.
Backend Engineer
Part-Time (20 hrs/week) Full-Time (40 hrs/week after 3 months)
Remote Contract-to-Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for a MidSenior Backend Engineer who can take ownership of product backends end-to-end. This role is ideal for someone who doesnt just write endpoints but thinks in systems architecture scalability security performance and long-term maintainability.
You will start at 20 hours per week with the opportunity to transition to 40 hours per week after 3 months based on performance and project growth.
This role is designed to support multiple current and future products.
What Youll Do
Design and implement scalable backend architectures
Own API development from concept to production
Model and manage relational databases effectively
Implement authentication and authorization systems
Build and maintain background processing systems
Ensure strong testing coverage (unit integration)
Improve performance reliability and observability
Collaborate with frontend product and DevOps teams
Participate in code reviews and technical decisions
Maintain CI/CD and deployment best practices
Requirements
Core Technical Requirements
We are looking for strong backend fundamentals not just framework familiarity.
Backend & API
36 years backend development experience
Strong experience building RESTful APIs
Experience with modern backend frameworks (FastAPI Django Express NestJS etc.)
Understanding of clean architecture and service-layer patterns
Databases
Strong SQL knowledge
Experience designing relational database schemas
Query optimization and indexing knowledge
Migration management experience
Asynchronous & Scalable Systems
Experience with background jobs / task queues
Caching strategies (Redis or similar)
Understanding of concurrency and async systems
Testing & Quality
Experience writing automated tests
Understanding of integration vs unit testing
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
Linting formatting static typing tools
DevOps & Infrastructure
Docker experience
Environment configuration management
Basic cloud deployment knowledge (AWS GCP Azure etc.)
Understanding of production monitoring and logging
Security
JWT-based authentication systems
Input validation & API security best practices
Basic understanding of OWASP principles
Benefits
What we offer
100% Remote Work
Flexibility
Growth Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
Paid time off Incentive
Annual Retention Incentive 12%
Monthly Productivity and Learning Incentive 7.5%
Required Skills:
Proactive attitude and willingness to take initiative. Leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with others. Strong desire to learn and complete relevant training or courses. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Nice to have: Conversational English
Company Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Key Skills
- APIs
- Docker
- Jenkins
- REST
- Python
- AWS
- NoSQL
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- Postgresql
- Django
- GIT
