Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Equity, Flexible Time Off

Epistemix; United States; À distance; USD 140 000 - 230 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Equity & Incentives – Stock options

Flexible Time Off

Health, Welfare and 401(k)

Meaningful Impact

Résumé du poste

Epistemix, a remote-first software company, is seeking a Senior Back-End Software Engineer to drive the evolution of our platform. You will own the full software lifecycle, designing scalable microservices and resilient systems using Python (FastAPI), Node.js/NestJS, and AWS, with Kubernetes orchestration and IaC (Terraform).

You will collaborate cross-functionally to align technical direction with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of back-end software development experience, with a significant portion in a senior role.
• Expert proficiency in Python, particularly with FastAPI.
• Strong experience with TypeScript for backend development (Node.js/NestJS experience is a plus).
• Deep hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, including EC2, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, and IAM.
• Proven experience designing, building, and operating microservices architectures.
• Extensive experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Hands-on experience with Atlantis for Terraform pull request automation.
• Demonstrated experience or strong understanding of data science orchestration platforms, such as Prefect.io.
• Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, including advanced querying, optimization, and data modeling.
• Experience with API design principles (RESTful, GraphQL) and security best practices (OAuth2, JWT).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts, asynchronous processing, and message queues.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Responsabilités

• Design, develop, and maintain clean, testable, and highly maintainable code, ensuring top-tier performance and reliability.
• From initial requirements gathering to deployment and ongoing maintenance, take full ownership of the software development lifecycle, ensuring seamless delivery and operation.
• Design, build, test and deploy a highly scalable and resilient system architecture that supports current needs and future growth.
• Define the technical direction for engineering solutions, actively collaborating with internal teams to ensure technological advancements are perfectly aligned with the company’s strategic goals.

Connaissances

Python

Node.js/NestJS

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

REST/GraphQL

OAuth2/JWT

Distributed systems

Communication

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

FastAPI

NestJS

Terraform

Atlantis

Prefect.io

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Description du poste

Epistemix, a remote-first software company, is seeking a Senior Back-End Software Engineer to drive the evolution of our platform. You will own the full software lifecycle, designing scalable microservices and resilient systems using Python (FastAPI), Node.js/NestJS, and AWS, with Kubernetes orchestration and IaC (Terraform).

You will collaborate cross-functionally to align technical direction with strategic goals.