Senior Python Backend Engineer - Kafka & Cloud Leader

Quantum Technologies. LLC

Idaho

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 hours ago
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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.

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