Senior Backend Engineer, Core Systems (AWS, Python)

Seesaw; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 173,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental + Orthodontics/Vision

401(k) Match

Flexible Paid Time Off

Mindfulness First Fridays

Monthly Technology Stipend

Home Office Setup Stipend

Professional Development Stipend

Paid Parental Leave

Charitable Donation Matching

Volunteer Days

Job summary

Seesaw, the leading elementary learning platform, seeks a Senior Engineer for the Core Systems team. You will implement and optimize Python HTTP APIs, work with data stores (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis), and drive reliability and scalability across the cloud infrastructure.

You will own infrastructure from design to production monitoring, contribute to IaC, and collaborate with product managers to align technical decisions with business goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems concepts.
• Experience with AWS core services (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, ECS/EKS).
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Github Actions.
• Able to own and operate high-scale infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Modify, diagnose, and change code in our Python HTTP backend, which runs on Tornado and backed by data stored in Dynamo, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
• Contribute to our infrastructure-as-code repo, which is responsible for provisioning resources in AWS.
• Reason about distributed systems to drive good technical decision-making.
• Own technical work from the early stages of inception, to implementation, to production monitoring and alerting.
• Export best practices around code authoring, tool usage, and observability to other engineering teams at Seesaw.
• Ensure the security and reliability of Seesaw's platform, proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, leveraging best practices in resource management
• Help develop a strong technical roadmap and engineering culture through design proposals, industry engagement, and more
• Partner with senior team members, product managers, and other key stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and align infrastructure development with business objectives.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

AWS

CI/CD

Independent work

Infrastructure ownership

Tools

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

Redis

Tornado

GitHub Actions

Job description

Seesaw, the leading elementary learning platform, seeks a Senior Engineer for the Core Systems team. You will implement and optimize Python HTTP APIs, work with data stores (DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Redis), and drive reliability and scalability across the cloud infrastructure.

You will own infrastructure from design to production monitoring, contribute to IaC, and collaborate with product managers to align technical decisions with business goals.