Staff level backend Engineer (Python or typescript)

Title: Staff level backend Engineer (Python or typescript)

Location: San Ramon CA - must be onsite 5 days a week (can work around hybrid model for a right candidate)

Duration: 6 Months Contract to hire

Job Description:

If they score good on glider test Python good communication skills we will submit. Ecommerce is now a nice to have.

Backend Engineer role but requires someone who can review code independently drive technical decisions and have a deep understanding of e-commerce systems.

Role Overview

This is a senior hands on technical leadership role. You are not a people manager - you are a technical authority.

You will lead by example through deep coding involvement architectural ownership and stewardship of engineering quality across backend systems. The team will rely on you for technical direction decision making and setting the bar for excellence.

Top Requirements (Must Haves)

• Masters degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• Strong backend engineering expertise in Python or TypeScript (both not required)
• Proven experience designing and owning backend systems at scale
• Deep understanding of:
  • System design and architecture
  • Design patterns
  • Scalability reliability and performance optimization
• Strong familiarity with frontend technologies such as ReactJS Redux HTML5 and CSS3 (for effective cross stack collaboration)
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non technical audiences
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions independently
• Passion for building high impact ecommerce platforms

Nice to have:

• Experience with DynamoDB (nice to have)

• Deep ecommerce domain experience especially on the buy side:
  • Cart
  • Checkout
  • Payments
• Experience integrating payment providers (e.g. Stripe PayPal Apple Pay Google Pay Amazon Pay)
• Familiarity with PCI security and compliance considerations
• Exposure to global commerce and multi region systems

Duties / Day to Day Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader and owner of backend architecture across ecommerce and personalization systems
• Design build and evolve scalable backend services and APIs
• Make and drive architectural decisions with a long term scalability and reliability mindset
• Remain deeply hands on with production code
• Own code quality standards and best practices
• Perform gate and guide code reviews across the team
• Partner closely with Product Frontend and Business stakeholders to translate business goals into technical solutions
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance and design reviews (without formal people management)
• Lead complex initiatives involving performance optimization reliability and system scalability
• Participate in production deployments monitoring and incident resolution
• Navigate ambiguity and provide technical clarity in fast moving environments