Senior Backend Engineer

Solid experience building backend services for managed services/SaaS Hands-on coding experience with Python for backend services, ingestion, and orchestration Hands-on coding experience with REST APIs as a primary interface Hands-on coding experience with JVM (Java / Kotlin) for fixes and improvements in open-source projects Knowledge of data storage and indexing systems: relational DBs (PostgreSQL/MySQL), search engines (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch), and event logs (Kafka) Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform/IaC, and cloud networking basics A security-conscious mindset: threat modeling, access controls, and auditability Pragmatic problem-solving: building clean, operable, and evolvable systems

Design and implement managed open source services Build and extend the Metadata Orchestrator Develop ingestion connectors & pipeline and backend logic for indexing and serving metadata Shape APIs (REST/HTTP) Work with identity & policy mapping for access controls Focus on operability: deployment patterns, monitoring, observability, and incident response Collaborate with engineering, design, product, and security teams