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# SKIMS Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Skims Retail, LLC
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $208,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Database, Software Quality, Data Infrastructure, Programming Tools, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Software Deployment, Software Systems, Enterprise Software Applications, Backend, Api Gateway, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.businessoffashion.com/careers/external-redirect-registration?JobId=314590&LinkSource=JobDetails

## About the Role

* 3-5 years of professional experience developing backend applications using Python and Django
 * Experience building scalable, production-grade enterprise applications
 * Strong experience with AWS services, including:
 + SNS
 + SQS
 + API Gateway
 + Step Functions
 + S3
 * Experience working with AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code and other modern AI engineering assistants
 * Proven ability to partner with stakeholders and deliver products from ideation through production deployment
 * Strong communication and collaboration skills
 * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
 * Passion for software craftsmanship, maintainable system design, testing, observability, and continuous improvement

Nice to Have

 * Experience with AWS Glue, S3, and cloud-based data pipelines for processing, transforming, and integrating large-scale business data
 * Experience working in retail and e-commerce organizations and applying AI solutions to areas such as inventory, fulfillment, customer experience, and financial operations

## Description

We are looking for a talented Backend Engineer to help build and scale enterprise-grade applications that power critical business operations. You will work closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers across the organization to deliver high-quality software solutions from concept to production&period, * Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django

 * Build and maintain financial reconciliation data platform with AWS cloud services
 * Build reliable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications that support business growth
 * Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and deliver products end-to-end
 * Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, testing, deployment, and operational support
 * Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality
 * Contribute to engineering best practices, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives, * Free weekly catered lunch at HQ - M/T/W/Th
 * Dog-Friendly office on a Thursday and Friday
 * Free Swag Giveaways
 * Annual Holiday Party
 * Annual Summer Party
 * Invitations to pop-ups and other company events
 * Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages


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