Senior Backend Engineer (Python)
Remote
Full-Time
At SIROC we are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our worldwide team. As a Backend Engineer, you will play a necessary role in our team, focusing on building web applications and working together with our engineers, project managers, designers, and venture investors. Your ability to learn and stay up-to-date with the latest frameworks and community updates will play a key role in the success of our experimental SaaS and B2B products and the digital AI transformation of our customers.
🎯 What You'll Do
Design custom REST API services.
Design backend application infrastructures in coordination with DevOps engineers.
Design and implement custom SQL and nonSQL database schemas.
Optimize database queries for a performant backend application.
Implement custom application business logic and negotiate with front-end and data engineers' data schemas.
Build deployment and CLI pipelines.
Ensure scalability, flexibility, and maintainability of the implemented applications.
Proactively assess and ensure code quality by using appropriate tools and principles.
Proactively communicating with colleagues to refine application design.
Writing meaningful, clean code and doing code reviews.
Assisting your colleagues to achieve their goals.
🤩 What We Expect From You
Fluent in English with excellent oral and written communication skills.
University degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or similar is highly desirable.
Proficiency in working with Git, defining pipelines, GitHub actions, and continuous integration.
Proficiency in working on Python, pyenv, PIP, and its IDE environment (PyCharm or equivalent).
Expertise in building APIs using FastAPI or similar.
Expertise with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, TimescaleDB, ...).
Expertise with non-SQL databases (MongoDB).
Experience with frameworks such as Redis, ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ, Celery, or others.
Experience in Docker, Docker-Compose, and DevOps is highly valued.
Experience in Kotlin or Java is valued (Spring Boot) but not required.
Ability to motivate, encourage, persuade, increase cooperation, and reduce tension among team members.
Experience working in an Agile environment.
Ability to prioritize, organize, and execute within a high-pressure environment.
💻 Our Offer
Fully remote position in a fully distributed team.
Flexible schedule (you define when you want to work).
A competitive salary in the industry based on your experience and skillset.
A brand new MacBook Pro (or equivalent) as a working laptop.
✋ Apply to SIROC Now!
Heads up: this role isn’t currently open, yet. It will be opening soon.
We review all applications and may reach out when the position becomes available.
Thanks for your patience if it takes us a few days to get back to you.
About SIROC
We work on mission critical products for startups and global organizations, and we do it with a small team of A-players who care about craftsmanship, clarity and speed.
No noise. No politics.
Just real ownership and meaningful work.