Senior Backend Engineer — Python/Django, Scale & Impact

Cantos Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Equity in a hyper growth startup

Flexible PTO

401k

Parental Leave

Commuter Benefits (SF office employees)

WFH Stipend

Job summary

Cantos Ventures is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Core Engineering Team to improve essential document workflows. You will build backend features and optimize performance within the Django monolith, working across teams to enhance user experiences.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, are proficient in Python, and advocate for best engineering practices. The position offers a competitive salary between $175,000 and $200,000, along with equity and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Strong Python coding skills.
• Experience with database performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship backend features in the Django monolith.
• Optimize database queries and caching layers.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver reliable experiences.

Skills

Experience building backend applications at high scale

Extensive experience with Python

Optimizing endpoint performance and database queries

Automated testing advocacy

Implementing engineering best practices

Tools

Django

PostgreSQL

Redis

Celery + AmazonMQ

Terraform (AWS)

Job description

Cantos Ventures is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Core Engineering Team to improve essential document workflows. You will build backend features and optimize performance within the Django monolith, working across teams to enhance user experiences.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend experience, are proficient in Python, and advocate for best engineering practices. The position offers a competitive salary between $175,000 and $200,000, along with equity and comprehensive benefits.