Senior Backend Engineer (Python, FastAPI)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Python/FastAPI): Building and optimizing high-performance backend services and microservices for distributed systems with an accent on event-driven architecture and cloud-native deployment. Focus on designing scalable APIs, ensuring system reliability, and integrating complex data processing pipelines within a global engineering environment.

Location: Must be based in Romania

Company

hirify.global is a global digital product engineering company with over 18,000 experts across 39 countries, focused on building innovative digital products and experiences in a non-hierarchical, dynamic work culture.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Python and FastAPI.
• Develop and optimize microservices for high-performance distributed systems.
• Streamline real-time data processing and event-driven architectures using messaging queues.
• Deploy containerized applications within cloud environments like AWS.
• Conduct unit, integration, and load testing to ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure application security and data consistency.

Requirements

• Must be based in Romania
• 8+ years of experience as a backend engineer.
• Strong proficiency in Python and REST API development with FastAPI or Flask.
• Expertise in microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid experience with AWS cloud services (Lambda, SQS, Step Functions).
• Proficiency in database management (DynamoDB, RDS, MongoDB, Snowflake).
• Experience with distributed search technologies like Elasticsearch.

Nice to have

• Exposure to GenAI application development and RAG-based systems.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Strong grasp of high-performance backend architecture.

Culture & Benefits

• Dynamic, non-hierarchical work culture.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale digital products.
• Collaborative environment within tight-knit engineering squads.
• Global exposure working with teams across multiple time zones.