Senior Backend Engineer (Device Cloud API Services)

Brivo, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Brivo, Inc. in Austin is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain Python/API services that power our cloud video platform.

You will own gateway-scale REST APIs and legacy video-storage services, working across Django/DRF, async Python, PostgreSQL, and our bare-metal Kubernetes platform. The role requires a senior engineer who can solve distributed-systems challenges, improve production services, and collaborate across application, database, and infrastructure teams,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience with senior ownership of complex production systems.
• Deep experience building Python REST APIs with Django/Django REST Framework and asynchronous Python technologies.
• Comfortable with database design, global replication, and performance tuning.
• 5+ years large-scale remote IoT device management and configuration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain high-scale Python REST API services, including gateway services with extensive asynchronous communication to downstream systems.
• Take substantial ownership of critical API, including ongoing development, production reliability, and modernization.
• Build and maintain asynchronous Python services using Django/DRF, asyncio, aiohttp, and httpx, with strong API design, authentication, validation, and testing practices.
• Aggressively monitor and maintain performance metrics across globally distributed system.
• Independently diagnose complex cross-service issues, collaborate with senior engineers and QA, contribute technical guidance and mentoring.
• Leverage AI coding tools effectively while critically reviewing generated changes

Skills

Python

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Asynchronous programming

Mentoring

Tools

Django

DRF

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

aiohttp

httpx

asyncio

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer (Device Cloud API Services)

Department: Engineering - Video

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Austin

Reporting To: Device Cloud Lead

Compensation: $180,000 - $200,000 / year

Description

Design, develop, and maintain the Python/API services that front our cloud video platform. This Senior Backend Engineer will take significant ownership of gateway-scale REST APIs and legacy video-storage services, working across Django/DRF, async Python, PostgreSQL, and our bare-metal Kubernetes platform. The role requires a senior engineer who can independently solve complex distributed-systems problems, improve and modernize production services, and work effectively across application, database, and infrastructure boundaries. AI development tooling is used as a force multiplier throughout the development lifecycle, allowing engineers to focus on architecture, complex problem solving, and critical review while accelerating routine implementation and refactoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, troubleshoot, and maintain high-scale Python REST API services, including gateway services with extensive asynchronous communication to downstream systems.
• Take substantial ownership of critical API, including ongoing development, production reliability, and modernization.
• Build and maintain asynchronous Python services using Django/DRF, asyncio, aiohttp, and httpx, with strong API design, authentication, validation, and testing practices.
• Aggressively monitor and maintain performance metrics across globally distributed system.
• Independently diagnose complex cross-service issues, collaborate with senior engineers and QA, contribute technical guidance and mentoring.
• Leverage AI coding tools effectively while critically reviewing generated changes

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience, with demonstrated senior-level ownership of complex production systems.
• Deep experience building Python REST APIs with Django/Django REST Framework and asynchronous Python technologies.
• Comfortable with database design, global replication, and performance turning.
• 5+ years Large scale remote IoT device management and configuration

Why Work for Us?:

Brivo is a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company and the global leader in cloud-based access control and video surveillance. Following our merger with Eagle Eye Networks, we are building the only platform powerful enough to support the future of AI-driven security.

Why Your Work Matters

Innovation drives our vibe, but purpose drives our mission. You will work on essential systems that protect the health, safety, and welfare of people and property worldwide. At Brivo, your voice is heard, your talent is respected, and your contributions have a global impact.

• The Brivo Experience: We thrive on in-person collaboration and a "one-team" atmosphere. We embrace our international presence, leveraging diverse ideas and backgrounds to improve our culture and our products. To keep our global teams connected and inspired, we provide a premium onsite experience featuring communal meals, recurring social events, and fully stocked workspaces—ensuring you have everything you need to stay focused while building the future of security.
• Total Rewards: We support our people with competitive medical, vision, and dental plans (including company-offset premiums), a 401k with company match, and an unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) policy that empowers you to take the time you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

The compensation for this full time salaried role ranges between $180,000 and $200,000. Individual compensation packages are based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, training, and market conditions. In addition, Brivonians enjoy a robust benefits and perks package tailored to their work location.