Staff Backend Engineer (Typescript, Python)

TELUS Digital Brazil; Porto Alegre; Híbrido; BRL 25.000 - 35.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading company in digital solutions is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and build robust backend systems. This role requires expertise in cloud technologies, databases, and API development. The ideal candidate will contribute to cross-functional teams while emphasizing diversity and inclusion within the tech industry.

Qualificações

• 10+ years of web development experience.
• Proficient in Python and TypeScript.
• Comprehensive understanding of APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.

Responsabilidades

• Design and build scalable backend systems.
• Guide teams in platform-level design patterns.
• Mentor product teams towards shared goals.

Conhecimentos

Web Development

Python

TypeScript

API Development

Cloud Technologies

Database Management

Formação académica

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Cloud Platform Certification

Ferramentas

CI/CD Tools

Microservices Architecture

Automated Testing Tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Who We Are

Welcome to TELUS Digital — where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS , one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people-first culture.

With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across eight core service areas: Digital Product Consulting, Digital Marketing Services, Data & AI, Strategy Consulting, Business Operations Modernization, Enterprise Applications, Cloud Engineering, and QA & Test Engineering.

From mobile apps and websites to voice UI, chatbots, AI, customer service, and in-store solutions, TELUS Digital enables seamless, trusted, and digitally powered experiences that meet customers wherever they are — all backed by the secure infrastructure and scale of our multi-billion-dollar parent company.

An integral segment of our company is Fuel iX , TELUS Digital's proprietary generative AI engine. Fuel iX empowers businesses to transition their generative AI initiatives from concept to operational reality quickly, securely, and responsibly. This powerful tool enhances TELUS Digital’s ability to create and implement solutions that not only elevate customer engagement but also address complex business challenges.

Location and Flexibility

This is a hybrid role. This model requires the ability to work in a hybrid mode from one of our offices in São Paulo (2 times/ week or 8 days/ month) or Porto Alegre (3 times/ week or 12 days/ month). Our WFN culture is designed to foster in-person innovation, collaboration, and connection with team members local and visiting from other global offices.

The Opportunity

Poatek is hiring for an enthusiastic Staff Backend Engineer. You will be responsible for designing and building scalable and resilient backend systems that power our applications. Leveraging your expertise in cloud technologies, databases, and API development, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions that meet the needs of our clients and users.

We understand our responsibility to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive place within the tech industry, while pushing to make our industry more representative. Because of this responsibility, we need candidates who value diversity and inclusion through their work, team collaboration, or mentorship. So in your cover letter, we encourage you to reflect on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and guide cross-organizational engineers in following platform-level design patterns in their projects.
• Orchestrate CI infrastructure for minimal pipeline run times and actionable feedback.
• Contribute to and guide cross-organizational engineers in following platform-level design patterns in their products.
• Help mentor and coach a product team towards shared goals and outcomes
• Navigate difficult conversations by providing constructive feedback to teams
• Identify obstacles to ensure quality, improve our user experience and how we build tests
• Be self-aware of limitations, yet curious to learn new solutions while being receptive to constructive feedback from teammates
• Guide your team to understand and work through changing priorities by bringing positive energy
• Communicate and simplify complex problems in order to foster understanding across multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of web development experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript
• Comprehensive understanding of back-end code, databases (SQL and NoSQL), security, and APIs.
• Experience implementing web security standards in development.
• Experience with cloud platforms, micro services and serverless architecture
• Proficient in the discovery process along with stakeholders and formulating detailed plans to solve critical issues.
• Demonstrates the ability to pick up new languages, frameworks, platforms, test methodologies, and patterns rapidly.
• Exceptional ability to present complex technical and product-related information to various partners effectively.
• Proficient in communicating and writing in English

Bonus Points:

• Extensive experience building automated test suites and using granular debugging tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, etc., and experience setting up deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with Vercel and Next.js
• FastAPI, Node.js/Deno.js is a plus
• GCP, Apigee and infrastructure proficiency is a plus
• Familiarity with Firebase and Firestore.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At TELUS Digital, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire and promote, are based on applicants’ qualifications, merits, competence and performance without regard to any characteristic related to diversity.

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