Senior Python Backend Engineer - Kafka & Cloud Leader

Quantum Technologies LLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based services and Kafka-driven architectures. You will optimize Kafka for performance, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across CI/CD and cloud platforms.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and deliver reliable, secure systems in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional backend development experience.
• Strong experience with Python in building production-grade systems.
• Deep understanding of Kafka and experience with Kafka in high-scale production environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python.
• Lead Kafka configurations for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Develop cloud-native applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote best practices in CI/CD and cloud architecture.
• Troubleshoot production issues related to backend services and Kafka processing.
• Contribute to architecture decisions to ensure maintainable, secure solutions.
• Implement automated testing within an agile software lifecycle.

Skills

Python

Kafka

Cloud AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Git

Job description

QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES LLC is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable Python-based services and Kafka-driven architectures. You will optimize Kafka for performance, mentor engineers, and drive best practices across CI/CD and cloud platforms.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions and deliver reliable, secure systems in an agile environment.