Senior Backend Systems Architect - Scale & Impact

Kindredventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Meals in office

Job summary

Fearn is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to help build scalable infrastructure and robust production APIs. You will design and implement backend services powering the platform, with ownership from design through deployment.

You will work across databases and distributed systems to ensure performance and reliability as the system scales. Strong Python, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience designing production APIs and backend services.
• Experience with databases and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with deployment tooling (CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building production APIs and backend services for the platform.
• Work across databases and distributed systems to keep the platform fast and reliable as load grows.
• Own your work from design through deployment.

Skills

Python proficiency

Backend engineering

APIs and distributed systems

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)

Monitoring/observability

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Fearn is seeking a seasoned Backend Engineer to help build scalable infrastructure and robust production APIs. You will design and implement backend services powering the platform, with ownership from design through deployment.

You will work across databases and distributed systems to ensure performance and reliability as the system scales. Strong Python, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud experience are essential.