Senior Backend Engineer, Agents

Jobtailor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a backend engineer in San Francisco to build and ship Django-based features, optimize performance, and ensure robust test coverage. You will collaborate with product, design, and frontend teams to deliver reliable experiences at scale.

The role emphasizes observability, engineering best practices, and thoughtful code reviews while balancing fast delivery with long-term architectural goals. Remote-friendly options are not specified.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability.
• Extensive experience with Python.
• Experience optimizing endpoint performance and database queries.
• Strong advocacy for automated testing.
• Understanding and implementation of engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship backend features in the Django monolith, including document viewing, editing, embeds, exports, and greenfield projects.
• Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver reliable experiences at scale.
• Contribute to technical discussions and balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural evolution.
• Conduct thoughtful code reviews, maintain solid test coverage, and focus on observability and performance.

Skills

Python Programming

Django Framework

Database Optimization

Backend Development

Code Review

Test Coverage

Performance Optimization

Caching Strategies

API Development

Engineering Best Practices

Job description

• Build and ship backend features in the Django monolith, including document viewing, editing, embeds, exports, and greenfield projects
• Improve performance and reliability by optimizing database queries, endpoints, and caching layers
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers to deliver reliable experiences at scale
• Contribute to technical discussions and balance short-term delivery with long-term architectural evolution
• Conduct thoughtful code reviews, maintain solid test coverage, and focus on observability and performance

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building backend applications at high scale and availability
• Extensive experience with Python
• Experience optimizing endpoint performance and database queries
• Strong advocacy for automated testing
• Understanding and implementation of engineering best practices
• Experience with Django is a plus, but not required
• Startup experience is a plus, but not required

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping backend features using Python and Django, with a strong focus on performance optimization, automated testing, and engineering best practices. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and reliable applications.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Python Programming
• Django Framework
• Database Query Optimization
• Automated Testing Advocacy
• Backend Application Development

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Python
• Django
• Database Optimization
• Backend Development
• Code Review
• Test Coverage
• Performance Optimization
• Caching Strategies
• API Development
• Engineering Best Practices

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Technical Discussion
• Problem Solving
• Adaptability

Industry Keywords

• High Scale Applications
• Reliability
• Observability
• Greenfield Projects
• Startup Experience