Backend Engineer

What You'll Do & How You'll Make Your Mark 

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and internal APIs in Python, with ownership over the features you ship 

• Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based production systems, including performance tuning and root-cause investigation 

• Write, optimize, and maintain MySQL queries and schemas against high-traffic, production-scale data 

• Use AI across the delivery lifecycle — development, debugging, tests, and working through unfamiliar code — and review what it generates before it ships, checking provenance and licensing of generated snippets 

• Ship reliable, well-tested features in partnership with senior engineers and cross-functional teams 

• Work across both legacy and modern codebases, including Perl-based components where applicable, contributing to their gradual modernization 

• Weigh in on technical design decisions and help shape how legacy systems get modernized, rather than just executing tickets 

• Own production troubleshooting and carry on-call rotation as needed, learning incident response practices along the way 

Who You Are & What You'll Need to Succeed 

• 3-5 years of backend development experience 

• Strong working knowledge of Python and Linux systems administration 

• Solid MySQL experience: writing queries, designing schemas, and diagnosing performance issues 

• AI-augmented delivery: you use AI across the delivery lifecycle, not just code generation, and can say which models suit which problems and where you don't use them. You review AI-generated code knowing its failure modes, and you work within clear boundaries for what customer data enters a prompt and what a security or compliance review will ask for. 

• Experience working in a collaborative, Agile development environment with real sprint and release discipline 

• Demonstrated troubleshooting instincts and ownership of production issues under pressure, including as a front-line responder 

• Bonus: familiarity with Perl and with cPanel environments is beneficial but not required 

Why You'll Love Us 

• Work-life balance. Meaningful work, balanced by a culture that respects your time. 

• A culture of belonging. We celebrate what makes each of us different, with 20+ affinity groups connecting employees globally. 

• We care about you. Excellent Health, HSA, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Life/AD&D/STD/LTD, Tuition Reimbursement, Pet Insurance, and generous PTO. 

• Where can we take you? Mentorship, new challenges, and real career growth. Unfold new possibilities #OTOD!