Remote Software Engineer, Backend Development - Senior

Summary

Join Tucows, a people-first company that values respect, trust, and flexibility, as a Backend Software Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining server-side code for web applications, databases, and APIs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of professional experience as a backend software engineer or similar role
• Proficiency in Python or Golang programming languages
• Experience designing and implementing Restful APIs using web frameworks such as FastAPI or Gin
• Experience with relational databases, preferable PostgreSQL and PL/pgSQL
• Strong understanding of web technologies, protocols, and standards (e.g., HTTP, REST, JSON, XML)
• Experience with Continuous Integration concepts and tools
• Experience with version control using Git
• Comfortable with agile methodologies, JIRA, and other project workflow tools
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot issues in backend services and web applications
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Experience working remotely with a distributed team
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure, scalable, reliable, and efficient backend services using appropriate technologies
• Work closely with frontend developers to define API endpoints and request/response formats and contents
• Design and optimize database schemas, write efficient queries, and ensure performance and reliability
• Integrate third-party services, libraries, and tools into our applications architecture
• Implement security best practices, such as encryption, authentication, authorization, and protection against common security vulnerabilities
• Optimize code and system architecture for scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Write unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure the reliability and stability of our software
• Debug and troubleshoot issues in new and existing systems
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement
• Document code, APIs, and system architecture to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the process of building, testing, and deploying software updates

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with message brokers, with a preference for RabbitMQ
• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker Swarm, Nomad, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge in API security frameworks, token management and user access control including OAuth, JWT, OpenAPI, etc
• Knowledge in networking, system administration, operations and infrastructure