Sr Software Engineer

Prometric; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Prometric is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to design and implement robust backend services for our AI-enabled SaaS platform. You will architect data models, drive RESTful APIs, and collaborate with frontend and ML teams in a remote, startup-like environment.

We value deep Python expertise, Django/Flask/FastAPI experience, and a track record of delivering B2B SaaS products on AWS. Strong problem-solving and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years experience in a Software Engineer role or similar position, with a strong emphasis on full-stack web development.
• Deep experience in Python software engineering, able to meet modern best practices and mentor other engineers.
• At least 5 years experience with one or more Python services frameworks such as Django, Flask or FastAPI.
• Demonstrated experience building line-of-business applications or customer facing products, preferably with experience developing B2B SaaS applications.
• System design and solution engineering experience, able to wield both infrastructure and application logic to solve business problems.
• Knowledge of modern cloud deployments on AWS utilizing resources such as S3, ECS/EKS,
• RDS and lambdas to compose solutions.
• Familiarity with basic with DevOps practices (Github Actions, Infrastructure-as-code, etc)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify, triage and address errors, bugs, and technical limitations
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A track record of learning new techniques & technology, staying up-to-date with industry trends, and learning new tools and growing your skills
• Experience integrating AI technologies into applications is desirable but optional

Responsibilities

• Design and implement back-end REST services using Python, Django and other relevant technologies
• Make decisions on database schemas, communication protocols, and other transactional logic
• Deliver high-quality code following best practices & coding standards, including clean code, unit tests, and CI-CD
• Collaborate with stakeholders & frontend engineers on the requirements, functionality and traits of services
• Take ownership and lead projects to deliver new features and functionality
• Create Proofs-of-Concept and perform R&D to explore and discover novel solutions
• Design cloud solutions composed of both infrastructure and services
• Collaborate with Tech Lead & ML Engineers to integrate AI technologies to solve business problems
• Work in an agile environment, employing an experimental approach to adapt to the evolving needs of a growing startup
• Provide troubleshooting and bug-fixing support to ensure the smooth operation of our software solutions

Skills

Python

Full-stack

Mentoring

REST APIs

AWS

AI integration

CI/CD

Tools

Django

Flask

FastAPI

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Title : Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Reports to: Engineering Manger

Department: Product Development

Location: Remote U.S.A

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Prometric (prometric.com) is a global leader in credentialing and skills development, building the workforce of tomorrow across all industries and professions in 180+ countries with the largest testing center footprint of any assessment provider. With more than 30 years of assessmentexpertise, innovation, and best-in-class solutions, Prometric changes lives to create a better world.

As a Backend Engineer, you build the foundation and core functionality surfaced to B2B customers with our SaaS platform. You fuse traditional Software Engineering techniques with a wealth of AI capabilities to fundamentally change the way customers perform work. Your primary focus will be on building robust services for AI-powered systems. This role provides an exciting and rare opportunity for those looking to be a part of the evolving AI journey while solving real-world problems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement back-end REST services using Python, Django and other relevant technologies
• Make decisions on database schemas, communication protocols, and other transactional logic
• Deliver high-quality code following best practices & coding standards, including clean code, unit tests, and CI-CD
• Collaborate with stakeholders & frontend engineers on the requirements, functionality and traits of services
• Take ownership and lead projects to deliver new features and functionality
• Create Proofs-of-Concept and perform R&D to explore and discover novel solutions
• Design cloud solutions composed of both infrastructure and services
• Collaborate with Tech Lead & ML Engineers to integrate AI technologies to solve business problems
• Work in an agile environment, employing an experimental approach to adapt to the evolving needs of a growing startup
• Provide troubleshooting and bug-fixing support to ensure the smooth operation of our software solutions

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years experience in a Software Engineer role or similar position, with a strong emphasis on full-stack web development
• Deep experience in Python software engineering, able to meet modern best practices and mentor other engineers
• At least 5 years experience with one or more Python services frameworks such as Django, Flask or FastAPI
• Demonstrated experience building line-of-business applications or customer facing products, preferably with experience developing B2B SaaS applications
• System design and solution engineering experience, able to wield both infrastructure and application logic to solve business problems
• Knowledge of modern cloud deployments on AWS utilizing resources such as S3, ECS/EKS,
• RDS and lambdas to compose solutions
• Familiarity with basic with DevOps practices (Github Actions, Infrastructure-as-code, etc)
• Excellent troubleshooting skills, with the ability to identify, triage and address errors, bugs, and technical limitations
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• A track record of learning new techniques & technology, staying up-to-date with industry trends, and learning new tools and growing your skills
• Experience integrating AI technologies into applications is desirable but optional

Join us and play a crucial part in a market leading company that has the power to reshape education assessment worldwide. This role offers the candidate an exceptional chance to combine traditional software engineering with applying AI capabilities to solve real world problems.