Senior Backend Engineer — Data & GCP, AI-Driven

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Openkrill is seeking a hands-on Backend + Data Engineer who owns features end-to-end—from data ingestion and ETL to BigQuery and APIs, extending to frontend tweaks with React/Next.js/TypeScript. You’ll work with AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot to connect backend APIs to the UI.

The role emphasizes Python backend development, BigQuery expertise, and production GCP management, with a focus on observable product analytics and fast, scalable data delivery.

Qualifications

• Production backend systems and APIs in Python.
• gap:1
• Deep expertise with BigQuery and advanced SQL.
• gap:2
• Experience managing GCP infrastructure (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub).
• gap:3
• ETL pipelines and asynchronous workflows.
• gap:4
• Frontend involvement with React/Next.js/TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Python backend services and APIs.
• Design and optimize ETL pipelines and BigQuery queries.
• Manage GCP services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub).
• Precompute, package, cache data for high-traffic apps.
• Adjust frontend with AI-assisted development (React/Next.js/TypeScript).
• Monitor features in production using product analytics (PostHog).

Skills

Python

APIs

BigQuery

SQL

GCP

ETL

Async processing

Frontend basics

AI coding tools

Communication

Tools

BigQuery

Pub/Sub

Compute Engine

Cloud Storage

PostHog

Job description

Openkrill is seeking a hands-on Backend + Data Engineer who owns features end-to-end—from data ingestion and ETL to BigQuery and APIs, extending to frontend tweaks with React/Next.js/TypeScript. You’ll work with AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot to connect backend APIs to the UI.

The role emphasizes Python backend development, BigQuery expertise, and production GCP management, with a focus on observable product analytics and fast, scalable data delivery.