Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)

Senior Backend Engineer | Jobgether | Canada

Jobgether has ALL remote jobs globally. We match you to roleswhere you’re most likely to succeed, and provide feedback on everyapplication to help you learn. No more guesswork, application black holes,or recruiter ghosting in your job search.

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Senior Backend Engineer | Jobgether | Canada

Jobgether has ALL remote jobs globally. We match you to roles where you’re most likely to succeed, and provide feedback on every application to help you learn. No more guesswork, application black holes, or recruiter ghosting in your job search.

For one of our clients, we are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, remotely from the US.

In this role, you’ll join a forward-thinking engineering team dedicated to simplifying and enhancing automation management for users worldwide. You will design and develop scalable backend systems to streamline how users organize, monitor, and expand their workflows. You’ll collaborate closely with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to create robust APIs and backend services, ensuring seamless user experiences as workflows grow. Your contributions will directly help users save time, reduce friction, and enhance productivity.

Accountabilities:

Lead the design and development of backend features, ensuring timely and incremental delivery of value to customers
Develop and maintain scalable APIs to support internal teams and user-facing services
Provide documentation and collaborate with Staff Engineers to align with broader architectural goals
Monitor system health and optimize performance for reliability and availability
Mentor and support junior engineers to enhance team growth and development
Identify and resolve bugs while addressing feature requests based on user feedback

Requirements

7+ years of experience building distributed, scalable web applications, with at least 5 years focused on backend development
Proficiency in Python for developing web services
Strong experience with AWS and cloud technologies
Hands-on experience with databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL
Familiarity with event-based technologies like Kafka or SQS
Proficiency in monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, and Datadog for system health optimization
Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and tools like Jira for project management

Benefits