Senior Backend Engineer – SaaS Platform

Catena

full-time

Posted on: 2/25/2026

Location Type: Remote

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About the role

Drive the development and scalability of backend systems powering thousands of live events globally.
Improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability through proactive architecture and code quality initiatives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-facing features efficiently and safely.
Influence the technical roadmap and implement best practices for API design, database modeling, and service integration.
Contribute to team knowledge and mentorship through code reviews and shared engineering standards.
Own backend execution for customer-facing features from design through production release.
Translate product requirements into secure, maintainable backend solutions.
Design clean data models and RESTful APIs.
Support third-party integrations and internal service communication.
Evaluate legacy systems and propose incremental improvements.
Contribute to long-term backend architecture roadmaps.
Balance technical debt reduction with feature velocity.
Establish and uphold backend standards for API design, performance, and maintainability.
Optimize PostgreSQL schemas, indexes, and queries for performance.
Profile APIs and resolve bottlenecks.
Diagnose production issues using logs, metrics, and tracing tools.
Improve system reliability and scalability.
Partner with a predominantly front-end team to identify risks and constraints.
Participate in planning, estimation, and technical design discussions.
Mentor engineers and share knowledge through code reviews.

5+ years professional backend engineering experience.
Strong proficiency in Python for production-grade services.
Deep experience with Django, including REST API development and ORM usage.
Advanced PostgreSQL knowledge (schema design, migrations, indexing, query optimization).
Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs.
Solid understanding of backend fundamentals (request lifecycles, concurrency, caching, error handling).
Experience debugging production systems using logs and observability tools.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
SaaS product development experience.
Supporting third-party integrations.
Familiarity with SAML SSO, OpenAPI/Swagger, or similar standards.
Experience with Jira or similar agile tooling.
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog).
Familiarity leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) for development productivity.
Experience with distributed systems supporting web and mobile applications.

Benefits

Competitive Salary: Based on experience and skills
Remote Work: Fully remote—work from anywhere
Performance Bonus: Based on data accuracy, reporting timeliness, and overall sales efficiency
Team Incentives: Recognition for maintaining 100% CRM hygiene and on-time reporting
Generous PTO: In accordance with company policy
Health Coverage for PH-based talents: HMO coverage after 3 months for full-time employees
Direct Mentorship: Guidance from international industry experts
Learning & Development: Ongoing access to resources for professional growth
Global Networking: Connect with professionals worldwide

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjangoPostgreSQLRESTful APIsORMAPI designdatabase modelingdebuggingcachingconcurrency

Soft Skills

communicationmentorshipcollaborationproblem-solvingplanningtechnical designknowledge sharinginfluenceteamworkadaptability