Backend Engineer

THE ROLE:

• Design, develop, and maintain the product’s control plane in Python, and the data plane in both Python and Rust.
• Refactor, optimize, and modernize existing codebases.
• Research and integrate new technologies to enhance product capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement robust solutions.

YOU:

• 7+ years of software development experience.
• Solid Python skills and experience — standard library, data structures, best practices.
• Experienced in development of distributed applications.
• Solid understanding of network protocols and network programming.
• Experience using and managing containerization platforms (Docker or Kubernetes).
• Experience with OOP, TDD and DDD design patterns.
• Experienced in building and running automated tests.
• Experienced in CI/CD workflows using Git-based repositories and automation tools.
• Experienced in SQL and relational databases.

Nice to have:

• Hands-on experience with C, C++ or Rust.
• Familiar with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, pytest.
• Utilized Tokio and Axum to architect asynchronous systems in Rust.
• Integrated C++ codebases using autocxx and cxx.
• Worked with Skia and Chromium to develop graphical interfaces and browser components.
• Experienced in cloud and virtualization technologies, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi.