Senior Back-End Engineer

5+ years Backend development Fluent in Python or NodeJs (Typescript) Strong CS foundation Understanding of API/Web communication protocols (openapi, grpc, etc) Understand concurrency concepts in APIs/Web Understand cloud services and landscape Understand traditional and serverless architectures Capable of building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Capable of working container-first

Design, develop and implement Backend components spanning APIs, serverless functions, distributed services, queue systems, data storage services and more. Drive decisions around architectural trade-offs on a system, as well as application level with performance requirements and external constraints. Implement and champion security and data-protection best practices across systems. Raise the quality bar by maintaining effective test suites and writing clean code and documentation. Work closely with clients to gather requirements, align expectations and provide updates on deliverables. Follow Loka’s career track for growth by demonstrating technical excellence, innovation, autonomy, ownership, communication and teamwork. Report to a Backend Lead. Stay up to date with industry trends to incorporate cutting-edge techniques and tools into projects. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior Backend engineers within the team. Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams (Machine Learning, Data Engineering, etc.) to ensure seamless integration of Backend solutions. Take full responsibility for assigned tasks and projects, ensuring accountability for outcomes and results. Understand business objectives and develop solutions that help achieve them.