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Senior Software Engineer – BE, Python

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full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Jose • California • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $143,500 - $212,850 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsDjangoFlaskGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaNoSQLPulsarPythonRabbitMQRedisSDLCSQLTerraform

About the role

  • Delivers complete solutions spanning all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) (design, implementation, testing, delivery and operations), based on definitions from more senior roles.
  • Advises immediate management on project-level issues.
  • Guides junior engineers.
  • Operates with little day-to-day supervision, making technical decisions based on knowledge of internal conventions and industry best practices.
  • Applies knowledge of technical best practices in making decisions.

Requirements

  • 3+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Strong foundation in programming concepts and data structures.
  • Experience with backend development using Python and frameworks such as Django or Flask.
  • Understanding of web services and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles.
  • Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL).
  • Exposure to version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
  • Interest in large-scale, high-performance distributed systems.
  • Awareness of the payment processing industry and related compliance or regulatory standards.
  • Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
  • Exposure to messaging/queuing protocols/systems such as SQS/Kafka/RabbitMQ/Pulsar.
  • Hands-on experience with low-latency in-memory databases such as Redis.
  • Contributions to open-source projects or participation in developer communities.
Benefits
  • generous paid time off
  • healthcare coverage for you and your family
  • resources to create financial security and support your mental health
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonDjangoFlaskSQLNoSQLGitTerraformRedisSQSKafka
Soft Skills
guidancetechnical decision makingproblem solvingindependencecommunication