Senior Backend Services Engineer Python/FastAPI

• Design, develop, test, and support scalable backend services, middleware, and APIs
• Build production applications using Python and FastAPI
• Develop microservices and service-layer applications
• Integrate applications with relational, NoSQL, and cloud databases
• Build integrations with enterprise APIs and external systems
• Independently own development work from requirements through production
• Quickly understand and enhance existing applications and codebases
• Troubleshoot complex application, database, and integration issues
• Write clean, maintainable, production-quality code
• Leverage GitHub Copilot, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, or similar AI coding tools
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to meet aggressive deadlines

• Extensive senior-level backend/software engineering experience
• Advanced hands-on Python development MUST HAVE
• Strong FastAPI development MUST HAVE
• Experience building middleware, REST APIs, microservices, and backend services
• Strong database experience across SQL, NoSQL, and/or cloud platforms
• Enterprise application and API integration experience
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, testing, debugging, and production support
• Ability to independently own complex engineering work with minimal supervision
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with aggressive deadlines
• Hands-on experience using AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot/Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor

Preferred

• Frontend development experience
• Experience working across multiple database technologies
• Experience modernizing or enhancing existing enterprise applications