Senior Backend Engineer - Python

Summary

Join us in our journey to simplify operations and empower merchants around the world! As a senior software engineer, you will work on our python-based ORM and applications that scale to handle millions of transactions every hour.

Requirements

• Experience working with ORMs like SQLAlchemy or Django (4+ years)
• Experience with SQL and databases (Postgres preferred)
• Experience in developing large server-side applications and microservices
• Ability to create high-quality code
• Experience with Python testing tools (pytest) and test automation
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like GIT
• Strong sense of ownership and leadership quality
• Experienced in the tools of our web stack (Python, Celery, Postgres, Redis, RabbitMQ)

Responsibilities

• Own definition and implementation of API interfaces (REST and GraphQL)
• Implement simple solutions to complex business logic that enable our merchants to manage financials, orders and shipments across millions of transactions
• Build reusable components and packages for future use
• Translate specs and user stories into reviewable, test-covered patches
• Peer review code and refactor existing code
• Integrate with our eCommerce partners (Shopify, BigCommerce, Amazon), shipping partners (UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL) and EDI
• Manage Kubernetes and Docker-based global deployment of our infrastructure

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience at a growth stage Internet/Software Company
• Experience with Google Cloud, Heroku, etc
• Cloud deployment and scaling experience