On-Site NYC Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs & Cloud

Portra; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Portra is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable systems and APIs from our New York headquarters. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust backend solutions with high performance and reliability, on-site in NYC.

You'll own the full API lifecycle, respond to incidents end-to-end, and drive deployment automation through pipelines and CI/CD. The role emphasizes microservices, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP to scale systems

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2+ years building production backend systems.
• Experience building microservices with Python.
• Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Demonstrated expertise deploying and scaling applications on AWS or GCP.
• Hands-on experience containerizing applications with Docker and orchestrating with Kubernetes.
• Track record of designing, shipping, and supporting API-driven architectures.
• Proficiency building automated deployment pipelines and continuous integration workflows.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable backend services and service-oriented architectures.
• Own the full lifecycle of REST APIs serving both internal teams and external partners.
• Own production incidents end-to-end — from detection through root cause analysis, remediation, and prevention.
• Build and evolve deployment automation, including pipeline design and release strategies.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in application code and data layer.
• Author clear technical specifications and maintain up-to-date system documentation.

Skills

Backend development

Python

REST APIs

CI/CD

Performance optimization

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Portra is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable systems and APIs from our New York headquarters. You will partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust backend solutions with high performance and reliability, on-site in NYC.

You'll own the full API lifecycle, respond to incidents end-to-end, and drive deployment automation through pipelines and CI/CD. The role emphasizes microservices, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP to scale systems