Role overview

Senior Back End Software Engineer

Requirements and responsibilities

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Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain clean, testable, and highly maintainable code, ensuring top-tier performance and reliability.
  • From initial requirements gathering to deployment and ongoing maintenance, take full ownership of the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless delivery and operation.
  • Design, build, test and deploy a highly scalable and resilient system architecture that supports current needs and future growth.
  • Define the technical direction for engineering solutions, actively collaborating with internal teams to ensure technological advancements are perfectly aligned with the company's strategic goals.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
  • 7+ years of back-end software development experience,with a significant portion in a senior role.
  • Expert proficiency in Python, particularly with FastAPI.
  • Strong experience with TypeScript for backend development (Node.js/NestJS experience is a plus).
  • Deep hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, including but not limited to EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, and IAM.
  • Proven experience designing, building, and operating microservices architectures.
  • Extensive experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
  • Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
  • Hands-on experience with Atlantis for Terraform pull request automation.
  • Demonstrated experience or strong understanding of data science orchestration platforms, such as Prefect.io.
  • Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, including advanced querying, optimization, and data modeling.
  • Experience with API design principles (RESTful, GraphQL) and security best practices (OAuth2, JWT).
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, asynchronous processing, and message queues.
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Why Join Epistemix?

  • Equity & Incentives – Participation in our stock option program.
  • Flexible Time Off – Autonomy to manage your schedule and work-life balance.
  • Health, Welfare and 401(k) Programs – Eligibility for benefits (for U.S. employees).
  • Meaningful Impact – Apply your creative talents to revolutionize data-driven decision-making and make a real-world difference.
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