Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs (Python/Node, GCP)

Nestium; Union, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

You’ll collaborate closely with data, GIS and product teams to ensure reliable, scalable services with low latency and clear interfaces as we scale across markets. You value maintainable code and robust failure handling, and you will own production reliability end to end.

Qualifications

• 3+ years shipping production backend or full-stack software.
• Experience with Python and/or Node.js.
• Experience deploying to the cloud, preferably GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate backend services and APIs in Python and Node.js.
• Run production workloads on GCP with CI/CD, logging, metrics and alerting.
• Own reliability for critical paths under real load.

Skills

Python

Node.js

GCP

Tools

Cloud Run

CI/CD

Cloud SQL

Job description

You’ll collaborate closely with data, GIS and product teams to ensure reliable, scalable services with low latency and clear interfaces as we scale across markets. You value maintainable code and robust failure handling, and you will own production reliability end to end.