Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Scale APIs in Python

Midnite; United States; Remote; USD 119,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Midnite is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will build and maintain backend systems powering our product experience, develop APIs for web and mobile apps, and ensure high standards of reliability and performance.

We operate in a fast-paced environment with daily deployments. The role emphasizes strong backend fundamentals, event-driven design, and collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders to shape technical direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong Python/backend fundamentals
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka)
• Proven ability to design and own backend systems
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and caching (Redis)
• Cloud experience on AWS
• Ability to collaborate with product/engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Own the full backend lifecycle from design to deployment.
• Build clean, well-documented APIs for web and mobile apps.
• Champion code quality with reliable, scalable implementation.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Skills

Python

Flask

Pytest

Mypy

Docker

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Redis

AWS

Observability

Tools

Terraform

SQS

S3

Job description

Midnite is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will build and maintain backend systems powering our product experience, develop APIs for web and mobile apps, and ensure high standards of reliability and performance.

We operate in a fast-paced environment with daily deployments. The role emphasizes strong backend fundamentals, event-driven design, and collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders to shape technical direction.