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# Backend Data Engineer

- **Company:** Quantum Technologies
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $83,200.0 - $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Software Debugging, JSON, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Swagger, SQL Databases, SQLAlchemy, Openapi, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Git, Fastapi, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines, Docker
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=168b637c418b325d

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Version control?, * Python (FastAPI/Flask, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic)

 * REST APIs, JSON, OpenAPI/Swagger
 * PostgreSQL, complex SQL, and data modeling
 * Experience in building data pipelines (ETL)
 * Git, debugging, and collaborative development

Nice to Have:

 * Experience building an MCP server
 * Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD

## Description

We are looking for a strong backend Python developer with Data Engineering exposure, preferably someone who has built data pipelines and developed APIs using FastAPI., * Build and enhance backend services and APIs

 * Work with PMs to gather and refine requirements
 * Optimize existing systems and troubleshoot issues
 * Deliver projects within timelines.


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