Backend Engineer, Python

MUST HAVE:

• Experience with containerized Python/Django (or FastAPI) services, including deployment on AWS.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting production bugs in systems with limited QA support.
• Strong grasp of SQL databases, CI/CD (especially CircleCI), containerized solutions, and infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
• Comfortable contributing ideas, giving peer feedback via pull requests, and driving technical improvements autonomously.

EXPERIENCE: 3+ years of professional development experience using Python and deploying backend systems using Python frameworks like Django or FastAPI.

YOUR ROLE

Develop, deliver, document and support robust and stable backend application features, third-party integrations and infrastructure across a breadth of services and environments.

Outcomes (Performance Expectations):

• Backend Application Features & Third-Party Integrations
• Support the development and implementation of backend features and integrations across both legacy and new systems.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions aligned with business needs.
• Contribute to feasibility discussions and support early-stage prototyping with guidance from peers.
• Service Reliability & Code Execution
• Implement backend functionality with attention to performance, readability, and maintainability.
• Follow team patterns and contribute to test coverage, including basic post-deployment and load testing scripts.
• Escalate reliability or performance concerns and partner with senior engineers to resolve them.
• Monitoring & Issue Resolution
• Help maintain and improve application monitoring by setting up or adjusting alerts, dashboards, or logs.
• Participate in debugging and resolving production issues, with support from senior team members.
• Document fixes and share learnings to strengthen team awareness and incident response.
• Infrastructure & Deployment Support
• Support infrastructure tasks using established tools (e.g., Terraform, ECS, Lambda) under guidance.
• Assist in maintaining CI/CD pipelines and participate in identifying workflow improvements.
• Code Quality & Collaboration
• Write maintainable, testable code using frameworks like Django and testing tools such as Pytest.
• Engage in code reviews with a learning mindset and contribute to a culture of quality and shared ownership.
• Pair with teammates to troubleshoot issues and improve knowledge of system architecture.
• Product Awareness & Team Contribution
• Build awareness of how backend systems connect to product goals and customer outcomes.
• Share observations that could improve team workflows, code quality, or product performance.
• Seek clarity on priorities and outcomes to ensure engineering effort supports business value.

Competencies

• Collaborative: Open to feedback, communicates clearly across functions, and adds value through shared knowledge (especially during pull request reviews).
• Curious & Proactive: Suggests improvements in tooling, deployment, or infrastructure and thinks beyond assigned tasks.
• Detail-Oriented: Writes maintainable, testable code with a strong grasp of debugging principles and Python design patterns.
• Execution-Driven: Manages time effectively, prioritizes impact, and consistently meets engineering goals without micromanagement.
• Growth Mindset: Seeks to understand LP’s products and business context to make informed backend decisions and support data-driven goals.

Nice to Haves

• Track record of backend engineering support for Content Management Systems (CMS) preferred
• Experience with NextJS systems