Software Development Engineer I - Python/Node.js

Job Description :

• Design and implement microservices and APIs that handle production traffic with measurable uptime and latency targets

• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in code or infrastructure, quantifying the impact of your optimizations

• Ship features end-to-end from specification through production, including tests, code review, and incident response

• Propose architecture solutions backed by load estimates or proof-of-concept results to address scalability challenges

• Build logging, monitoring, and alerting systems that surface actionable issues before they impact users

• Mentor junior engineers through code review and pairing to accelerate their ability to ship independently

What We're Looking For : Must-haves :

• Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Node.js) with shipped production systems

• Comfortable with writing majority code using AI

• Experience designing and debugging microservices or distributed systems with REST APIs

• Strong SQL skills and proven ability to optimize database queries and schema design

• Track record owning features end-to-end from design through production deployment

• Comfortable shipping code in moving environments and debugging production issues under pressure

• Working knowledge of ORMs like Prisma and relational databases like PostgreSQL

• Familiarity with background job queues and scheduled task management

• Experience with Redis or Redis-compatible systems for caching and pub-sub

• Good product sense & have built end-to-end projects or products, including frontend/design

Nice-to-haves :

• Experience with containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes

• Familiarity with message queues or event streaming platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ

• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

• Experience with JWT-based authentication and session management

• Familiarity with AWS CloudWatch or similar logging and monitoring tools