Senior Backend Engineer — Django, PostGIS & Kubernetes

Treeswift Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance

Unlimited vacation policy

Life insurance

Disability leave

Company paid parental leave

Retirement savings plans

Job summary

A technology company in New York is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to build and own backend services for their web platform. This role requires strong Python and PostgreSQL skills, as well as experience in containerization with Docker and deployment using Kubernetes. Candidates should have over 7 years of backend engineering experience and excellent communication skills, engaging directly with customers to enhance product understanding. Benefits include equity, comprehensive insurance, and an unlimited vacation policy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production web services.
• Proficient in Python and comfortable with Django’s ORM.
• Experience with PostgreSQL schema design and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the REST APIs for the web platform.
• Develop the PostgreSQL data layer including schema migrations.
• Own deployment and infrastructure for backend services using Docker.
• Collaborate with data and ML teams on data pipeline integration.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

Django

PostgreSQL

Docker

API design

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform/OpenTofu

Tools

PostGIS

GeoJSON

FastAPI

Job description

A technology company in New York is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to build and own backend services for their web platform. This role requires strong Python and PostgreSQL skills, as well as experience in containerization with Docker and deployment using Kubernetes. Candidates should have over 7 years of backend engineering experience and excellent communication skills, engaging directly with customers to enhance product understanding. Benefits include equity, comprehensive insurance, and an unlimited vacation policy.