Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Twingate, a leading modern remote access solution company, as a Senior Backend Engineer. You will play a key role in defining and implementing a large-scale zero-trust solution, ensuring seamless and secure access for businesses. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop and maintain full-stack web applications using Django, and write clean, maintainable, and scalable code. This position requires a strong proficiency in Python and experience with cloud environments. You will also mentor junior engineers and stay up-to-date with emerging web development trends. Twingate offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in building and delivering large scale applications into production
• Strong proficiency in Python. Django experience is a big advantage
• Hands-on experience in a public cloud environment (AWS, Azure, GCP) - GCP is a big advantage
• Passionate in writing high-quality and clean code - OOP, SOLID, etc
• Experience in building systems in a micro-services architecture
• Hands-on experience with both relational and no-SQL databases
• Excellent communication skills and being able to work independently or in a full team
• Degree in Computer Science (not a must; we're always looking for super talented people)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain full-stack web applications using the Django framework
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other engineers to ensure high-quality delivery of features
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code that adheres to industry best practices
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and troubleshooting to ensure high-quality delivery of software
• Stay up-to-date with emerging trends in web development and contribute to the team’s continuous learning and improvement
• Take ownership of the entire project lifecycle
• Mentor junior engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with front-end technologies such as React, Typescript, NextJS
• Hands-on experience with docker/k8s
• Experience building GraphQL APIs
• Familiar with Async programming concepts
• Knowledge in basic computers networking
• Technical Leadership/Mentoring experience

Benefits

• Medical (PPO, HMO, HDHP), dental and vision insurance – employees covered 100%
• Basic Life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts - Healthcare, Dependent Care and Commuter
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Paid Time Off - Paid Holidays (approx. 11 days), Sick Leave (10 days), Paid Parental Leave (6 weeks), Maternity Leave (14 - 16 weeks)
• Retirement - Traditional 401k, Roth 401k
• Additional Benefits - Equity