Application Backend Engineer – Client Data

Yelp

Remote Backend Engineer at Yelp building features on a Service Oriented Architecture. Collaborating with teams and mentoring engineers in a dynamic global environment.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇲🇽 MexicoMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build new features on top of our Service Oriented Architecture.
Able to iterate quickly using Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment principles.
Articulate a technical vision and execute it.
Give back by mentoring other engineers and sharing the skills you learn.
Collaborate with team members and engineers across the company to design elegant systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Some years of relevant industry experience.
Great understanding of and interest in elegant API designs.
Relevant experience in at least one server-side programming language.
Familiarity with Python as a Backend Development Language.
Excitement about the challenges of scalability, reliability, and performance.
Passion for building and improving software libraries/frameworks/platforms.
All communication for this role, both spoken and written, will be conducted in English.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and bonus structure.
A competitive benefits package that includes paid time off and remote work reimbursements.
Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays.
Regular 3-day Hackathons and bi-weekly learning groups.
Opportunities to participate in virtual events and conferences.
Quarterly team offsites.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Service Oriented ArchitectureContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeploymentAPI designPythonBackend Developmentscalabilityreliabilityperformancesoftware libraries

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationcommunicationtechnical vision articulation