Senior Backend Engineer - Commodities
Core
Design, build, and operate major platform components for high-throughput streaming ingestion and web applications, ensuring production operational excellence and data quality for clients in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Commodities)
Builds
High-throughput streaming ingestion pipelines, web applications, and data quality frameworks
Domain
Commodities, Energy, Maritime
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Event-driven/streaming systems, Python, REST API design, Cloud infrastructure management, SLO management, Incident response, Mentorship, Stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Scala, Elasticsearch, IoT telemetry, Time-series data, Geospatial datasets, Energy/Oil & Gas domain knowledge, Early-stage product experience
Technologies
Kafka, Airflow, Python, FastAPI, TypeScript, Vue, AWS
Responsibilities
Design and operate end-to-end platform components; Lead subsystem architecture and conduct peer reviews; Manage production operational excellence and incident response; Architect data quality frameworks; Integrate inland data feeds; Mentor mid-level engineers; Partner with early customers and product leaders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
