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Principal Backend Development Engineer



Job description

Who You Are

You're a seasoned Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience who thrives on building

products from zero to one.

You're a technical leader who can own an entire product's backend

architecture, make architectural decisions, and mentor junior engineers.

While

backend-focused, you understand frontend concepts well enough to review code and ensure

smooth integration.

You understand that in an early-stage startup, you need to balance technical

excellence with pragmatic choices that get products to market quickly.

You're excited about

taking full ownership of backend systems while building and guiding a small engineering team.

Responsibilities

- Take complete ownership of backend architecture for one core product vertical - from

design to delivery to ongoing optimization

- Lead and mentor 2-3 junior engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in critical

features

- Design and build robust APIs using Python (FastAPI/Django/Flask) that power our web

and mobile applications

- Build and optimize cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, implementing

containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes

- Set up monitoring and observability using Grafana and related tools, ensuring system

health at scale

- Integrate with third-party AI services including LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and

voice technologies (STT/TTS)

- Establish engineering best practices including CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and testing

strategies

- Partner directly with founders and product teams to translate business requirements into

scalable backend solutions


Qualifications Required

- 5+ years building and shipping production backend systems, with proven ability to scale

products from 0→1 and 1→10

- Strong expertise in Python backend frameworks (FastAPI/Django/Flask)

- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) in production

environments

- Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms, including deployment and

security best practices

- Proficiency with PostgreSQL and MongoDB for complex data modelling

- Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana) and building observable systems

- Strong background in API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems

- Proven track record of leading and mentoring junior engineers in a hands-on capacity

- Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions, balancing quality with speed of execution


Nice to Have

- Frontend knowledge of React and TypeScript for code review and cross-stack

collaboration

- Experience integrating with AI/ML APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Cloud AI, etc.)

- Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ/Kafka) and caching systems (Redis)

- Knowledge of voice technologies (Speech-to-Text/Text-to-Speech) and real-time audio

processing


Required Skill Profession

Computer Occupations



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