Senior Backend Developer

A leading provider of mobile-first performance solutions, offering AI-powered advertising technology, user acquisition, media buying expertise, and creative production services is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to design and build scalable, high-performance backend systems.

The company offers a young, dynamic environment in a fast and ever-changing industry.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Python-based backend development, cloud deployments, and database management.

Role Responsibilities:
– Design and develop scalable backend applications using Python and relevant frameworks.
– Build and optimize RESTful APIs and integrate them with third-party services.
– Work on cloud-based distributed systems (GCP/AWS) and ensure best practices in security and performance.
– Collaborate with product managers, frontend developers, and other stakeholders to implement and refine product features.
– Guide the full development lifecycle, including architecture, design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
– Mentor junior developers while driving best coding practices within the team.

Requirements:
– 6+ years of backend development experience, with 4+ years of Python expertise.
– Proficiency in RESTful API design, ORM, SQL, and data modeling.
– Experience with databases: MongoDB, MySQL, SQLite, Apache Solr, Apache Impala, BigQuery.
– Understanding of web best practices.
– Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment.

Nice to Have:
– Experience with Tornado, Jinja2, FastAPI, or Flask.
– Familiarity with microservices architecture.
– Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes.