Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Go/Ruby) – Lead & Scale

TEKsystems; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

TEKsystems in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and evolve services that power our experiences. You will lead projects, mentor engineers, and write clean, scalable code across Python, Go, and Ruby.

You will optimize PostgreSQL databases and contribute to our data warehouse, participate in code reviews, and drive process improvements while delivering reliable, high-availability systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend software development.
• Ability to design, deploy scalable backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and software engineering principles.
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or Ruby; willing to work across all three.
• Extensive experience with PostgreSQL.
• Experience with data warehousing concepts and major warehouse platform.
• Experience with containerization/orchestration (Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Lead technical projects, providing guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code across our stack (Python, Go, and Ruby).
• Optimize database performance and ensure data integrity in PostgreSQL and our data warehouse.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving development processes.
• Drive innovation by identifying new opportunities to improve our systems and processes.

Skills

Python

Go

Ruby

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Job description

TEKsystems in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and evolve services that power our experiences. You will lead projects, mentor engineers, and write clean, scalable code across Python, Go, and Ruby.

You will optimize PostgreSQL databases and contribute to our data warehouse, participate in code reviews, and drive process improvements while delivering reliable, high-availability systems.