Terakeet · 13 hours ago
Sr. Backend Software Engineer (Python)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $192K/yr
8+ years expTerakeet is a remote-first organization focused on revolutionizing marketing and managing brand reputation. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to design and maintain backend services and APIs using Python, while ensuring system performance and advocating for best practices in code quality and system design.
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Responsibilities
Designing, building, and maintaining backend services and APIs using Python and related frameworks
Ensuring database architecture, data flow, and system performance scale effectively with growing demand
Applying strong database fundamentals to real-world systems, including indexing strategies, partitioning approaches, and concurrency considerations for large and complex datasets
Advocating for best practices in code quality, system design, and documentation, including participation in code reviews and architectural discussions
Collaborating with the team to standardize processes and improve long-term maintainability of backend systems
Evaluating and responsibly leveraging AI-assisted development tools while adhering to sound engineering principles (e.g., SOLID, single-responsibility design)
Contributing to a culture of testing, reliability, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
8–10 years of professional software development experience
Expert-level proficiency in one or more enterprise-level backend languages such as Python, Ruby, Java, or C#, with a strong preference for Python and Django
Deep, practical knowledge of relational databases (RDBMS), independent of a specific engine
Ability to reason about and design systems that handle millions of rows and complex data relationships
A strong architectural mindset with demonstrated experience building maintainable, well-documented systems
Preferred
Experience building and optimizing REST and/or GraphQL APIs in high-concurrency, data-intensive environments
Familiarity with containerized and cloud-native infrastructure, including Docker and managed database services such as AWS RDS, Snowflake, or equivalent platforms
A consistent practice of writing, maintaining, and documenting automated tests, including unit and integration testing (e.g., Pytest, Vitest, Cypress)
Direct experience scaling and optimizing PostgreSQL for large, data-heavy applications
Familiarity with browser automation tools such as Playwright or Selenium, particularly in support of internal tooling, scraping architectures, or test automation
Company
Terakeet
The leading brand enablement partner for global brands, building, protecting, and repairing reputation across organic and generative engines
201-500 employees
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CTO / Co-Founder
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Director of Product Integration
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