Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Magic Media, a leading media, entertainment, and tech group, as a Backend Engineer. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems using Python and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will be responsible for the full development lifecycle, including technical design, server-side logic, database development, API creation, and performance optimization. Experience with backend development for games is a plus but not required. The position offers a permanently remote work environment with flexible hours and opportunities for professional development within a collaborative, international team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development
• Proficient in Python and basic knowledge of Go
• Broad Google Cloud Platform experience
• On-hands SQL/No-SQL experience
• Experience with caching systems
• Experience designing cloud based software architecture
• Good understanding of CI/CD and automation
• Professional working English proficiency

Responsibilities

• Technical design of new features and legacy features refactoring
• Server-side Logic Development: Designing, developing, and implementing the logic that powers the server-side of web applications or services
• Legacy code reverse engineering, optimization, bug-fixing, rewrite
• Migration of legacy GCP deployments and applications
• Database Development: Designing and optimizing database schemas, writing efficient SQL queries, and managing database operations
• API Development: Creating and maintaining APIs for communication between the front-end and the server-side of applications and games
• Performance Optimization: Identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in server-side code and architecture to ensure optimal application performance
• Collaboration: Working closely with other team members to ensure seamless integration of all components of applications

Preferred Qualifications

• GCP: AppEngine, GKS, BigQuery, Datastore, Memorystore
• Game backend development experience
• Redis
• Kubernetes
• Python webapp2, flask
• PHP, Marionette
• HTML, CSS

Benefits

• Permanently remote position
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication