Twisted Mountain Animation Inc · 15 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Back End (Remote - India)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expTwisted Mountain Animation Inc is a Canadian company that partners with top studios globally, providing a variety of services for web, television, games, and more. They are seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Backend) to develop an innovative cloud-based platform for managing production pipelines in animation, games, and VFX projects.
AnimationFilm ProductionGamingSoftwareTV Production
Responsibilities
Design, architect, and develop scalable backend systems using Python and Django
Own backend architecture decisions with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
Build and maintain RESTful APIs, services, and data models
Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues
Guide and mentor backend engineers through code reviews and technical leadership
Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver robust solutions
Improve engineering standards, system design, and development processes
Qualification
Required
7+ years of backend engineering experience with Python
Strong hands-on experience with Django, Django REST Framework
Experience writing GraphQL with graphene-django
Proven and solid experience designing and scaling backend systems
Strong knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
Experience containerizing, deploying and operating applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Solid understanding of system design, APIs, and distributed systems
Excellent problem-solving skills with strong ownership mindset
Excellent communication skills
Experience with async processing and background jobs (Celery, Redis)
Exposure to microservices or service-oriented architectures
Preferred
NoSQL database knowledge
Experience in Elasticsearch / Solr
Knowledge on Cloud computing (AWS, Azure)
Experience with monitoring, logging, and performance optimization
Experience in other frontend frameworks such as Angular, React, VueJS, etc
Proficient with web technologies - HTML5, CSS3, JSON and writing cross-browser compatible code
Benefits
Diverse and inclusive culture
Work environment
Competitive compensation
Company
Twisted Mountain Animation Inc
Your Partners In Production - We specialize in finding quality solutions for your production in various areas - 3D Rigging, Pipeline, Modeling, Texturing, Mocap Transfer, Animation, and Tool Development.
Founded in 2017Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase