Senior Backend Engineer, Python
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Senior Backend Engineer – Connectors
TigerData (creators of TimescaleDB)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in Europe
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Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoGraphQLGRPCKubernetesLinuxPostgresPython
About the role
- Ownership of features and services from inception through deployment and ongoing production support
- Design, develop, and maintain Golang-based services, with a strong emphasis on enabling business software solutions.
- Focus on building, maintaining, and optimizing the Connectors platform that help developers and enterprises ingest/export to/from TigerData more easily
- Developing new integrations with third-party APIs, tools, and platforms that expand the capabilities of our Connectors platform.
- Driving improvements to developer experience and reducing adoption friction for our customers.
- Collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Developer Experience to scope and deliver high-impact features.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience in production environments.
- Strong programming skills, particularly in Go and Python, with a focus on solid software engineering fundamentals.
- Proficiency in event-driven architecture and modern API technologies such as gRPC and GraphQL.
- Detail-oriented and a strong commitment to testing and quality assurance.
- Comfortable developing in Linux environments and working with containerized applications.
- Experience with 3rd party integrations is a plus.
- Experience with TimescaleDB or PostgreSQL in production
- Cloud provider expertise (AWS, Azure; both a plus)
- Experience with self-hosted Kubernetes clusters (not only EKS/AKS/GKE)
- Previous work on database-as-a-service or large-scale distributed systems
Benefits
- Flexible PTO and comprehensive family leave
- Fridays off in August 😎
- Fully remote opportunities globally
- Stock options for long-term growth
- Monthly WiFi stipend
- Professional development and educational resources 📚
- Premium insurance options for you and your family (US-based employees)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
GolangPythonevent-driven architecturegRPCGraphQLLinuxcontainerized applicationsTimescaleDBPostgreSQLKubernetes
Soft skills
detail-orientedcommitment to testingquality assurancecollaborationcross-functional teamwork
