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Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 201-500Since 2014H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn
Location
United States
Posted
66 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Bachelor Degree3.5 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishAWSDjangoMy SQLPython
Job Description
• Serve as the technical leader for “one development pod”, providing technical leadership and guidance to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, and scalable software solutions.
• Collaborate closely with tech leads, engineering managers, and product managers to define project scopes, goals, and deliverables aligned with the organization's strategic objectives.
• Design and architect robust back-end systems, ensuring they meet the company's long-term scalability, performance, and maintainability requirements.
• Mentor and support the professional development of junior developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and innovation.
• Lead code reviews, advocate for best coding practices, and maintain high standards for code quality, security, and performance.
• Actively contribute to the development of critical features and components, demonstrating best practices in coding and architecture.
• Identify, evaluate, and integrate new tools and technologies that can improve team productivity, code quality, and product functionality.
• Manage the technical debt effectively, prioritizing refactoring and updates to ensure the long-term health of the codebase.
• Participate in on-call rotations, leading the troubleshooting and resolution of production issues to maintain the high availability and performance of applications.
• Participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new engineers, upholding the team's technical standards.
Job Requirements
- 3.5+ years of experience in Python and Django/Django REST framework (DRF).
- A solid understanding of RESTful API design, development, and architecture best practices.
- A solid understanding of MySQL, Git, and GitHub/GitLab.
- A solid understanding of DevOps (CI/CD pipelines, AWS, etc.).
- Full-stack development experience will be a BIG plus.
- Experience leading a development team in the past is a MUST.
- Experience delivering 'multiple' large complex projects.
- Experience with agile methodologies, capable of driving sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
- Good problem-solving skills. (Ability to solve medium data structures and algorithms problems).
- Good debugging and online searching skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Good understanding of Agile Methodologies and Jira.
Benefits
- Work from anywhere, forever. All roles at IK are forever remote!
- Cutting-edge technology stack
- Complete ownership; there is minimal management and extreme autonomy
- High pedigree, high caliber team
- Contribute directly to the success of the business & the top-line impact
- Rapid career progression for high performers.
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