Senior Backend Engineer
Core
Senior backend engineer owning end-to-end hard problems for a tech-enabled home services marketplace, focusing on matching/bidding engines, payments, and system performance.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (Python/Django)
Builds
Matching & bidding engine, payment systems, and high-performance infrastructure for a global home services platform.
Domain
Home services marketplace / Fintech
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Django, REST API, PostgreSQL, asynchronous/distributed systems, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, observability, system design, technical leadership
Preferred skills
Terraform, FastAPI, LLM/agentic experience, payments/fintech background, startup environment experience
Technologies
Python 3.10, Django 4.2, DRF, PostgreSQL 14, Elasticsearch 7.x, Redis, Celery, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes (EKS), AWS, Terraform, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Prometheus, Grafana, LangChain, LangGraph
Responsibilities
Design and build matching/bidding algorithms, manage online payments and subscriptions, maintain zero-downtime high-performance systems, lead end-to-end project ownership, mentor team members, optimize database queries and system architecture
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical direction and mentorship
