Python Backend Engineer, APIs & Cloud Microservices

Realign Llc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Realign Llc in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a talented Python Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain high-performance cloud applications. You will focus on server-side logic, secure APIs, and data persistence, collaborating with frontend, product, and DevOps to deliver scalable microservices powering our platforms.

You will work on system design, API development, database optimization, security, testing, CI/CD, and cloud deployment, ensuring robust performance and data integrity across

Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems design, load balancing, caching, and scalability.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Deep Python 3.10+ with asyncio; experience with FastAPI, Django, or Flask.
• Proficiency with relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and ORM tools like SQLAlchemy or Django ORM.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and integrating with third-party systems.
• Experience with Poetry or Pipenv and Pytest/unittest.
• Git mastery for branching, merging, and PRs.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale distributed backend systems.
• Develop high-throughput, secure RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Optimize database schemas and data persistence with ORM.
• Implement authentication and authorization security.
• Write unit, integration, and regression tests.
• Containerize apps and deploy to cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot performance, memory leaks, and query bottlenecks.

Skills

Distributed systems

Data structures

Core Python

Web frameworks

Relational DBs

ORM/ODM

API design

Build tools

Git

Tools

Poetry

Pipenv

Pytest

Job description

Realign Llc in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a talented Python Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain high-performance cloud applications. You will focus on server-side logic, secure APIs, and data persistence, collaborating with frontend, product, and DevOps to deliver scalable microservices powering our platforms.

You will work on system design, API development, database optimization, security, testing, CI/CD, and cloud deployment, ensuring robust performance and data integrity across