Senior Backend Engineer - SaaS, Remote, Python

Bitsight; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitsight, a leading cyber risk management company, seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a backend-focused team. You will own end-to-end features for a SaaS platform, delivering robust, well-tested code in a fast-paced, high-trust engineering culture.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and modern Python frameworks to build scalable REST APIs and data services, collaborating across global teams and contributing to continuous improvement and system reliability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer building and maintaining a SaaS application.
• Experience with CI/CD (e.g. Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins) and container technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong experience with Python and modern Python frameworks and technologies, such as Django, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy.
• Experience maintaining, building, and optimizing REST APIs.
• Experience with cloud computing environments (E.g., AWS).
• Excellent communication skills in English - both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Own loosely defined features from technical design through completion, and deliver on commitments.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver well-tested, high-quality code in a continuous delivery environment.
• Contribute ideas and techniques to improve efficiency and software quality.

Skills

Growth mindset

Ownership of features

English communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Python

Django

FastAPI

Flask

SQLAlchemy

REST APIs

AWS

OpenSearch/Elasticsearch

Hadoop

Spark

Job description

Bitsight, a leading cyber risk management company, seeks an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join a backend-focused team. You will own end-to-end features for a SaaS platform, delivering robust, well-tested code in a fast-paced, high-trust engineering culture.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, and modern Python frameworks to build scalable REST APIs and data services, collaborating across global teams and contributing to continuous improvement and system reliability.