Senior Backend Engineer

*About the Role*

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our R&D team and help drive the evolution of our FleetVision web application. This role involves end-to-end development from requirements through technical design, with an emphasis on delivering value. You will be responsible for building and optimizing our cloud backend services, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance.

A major initial focus of this role is the migration of our Python/REST stack to a Rust/gRPC stack. This position is for a current or aspiring Rustacean with a good Python background.

*Key Responsibilities*
* Develop and maintain backend services for ShipIn’s FleetVision application, ensuring high performance and reliability.
* Create new services in Rust/gRPC (tonic) and participate in migrating from a Python/REST to a Rust/gRPC stack.
* Contribute to system design, focusing on scalability, security, and maintainability.
* Work in Kubernetes on AWS, leveraging cloud-native technologies for deployment, monitoring, and scaling.
* Document and communicate your technical work clearly, including design decisions, API contracts, and trade-offs, innovating and demonstrating end-to-end business value.
* Participate in and lead code reviews, ensuring high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code.
* Collaborate closely with architects, DevOps, product managers, data engineers, and other R&D teams to align technical decisions with business goals.
* Taking full ownership of a feature from design to deployment, including documentation, testing, observability, and ensuring high reliability with focus on business impact.

*Our Tech Stack & Tools*
* *Languages:* Python, Rust
* *Databases:* PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch
* *Infrastructure & Deployment:* AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform
* *API Technologies:* REST, gRPC

*Qualifications & ExperienceRequired:*
* 5+ years of backend development experience, with at least 3 years in Python.
* Proven experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL is a plus).
* Strong understanding of system design principles, including API design and database design.
* Experience working with Kubernetes and AWS cloud services.
* Ability to clearly document and communicate technical work, including architectural decisions.
* Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
* High energy and ownership mindset, focused on delivering business impact.

*Preferred:*
* Rust/C++/C/Java experience
* Python Static Typing in Python (mypy)
* NoSQL Databases
* Video processing/streaming IoT

Job Type: Full-time