Colombia onlyWe are a leading provider of nearshore staff augmentation services. We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to build, maintain, and scale a core backend API platform using Python and FastAPI.
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience with Python, focused on API and service development.
- Expert-level experience with FastAPI, OpenAPI/Swagger, Pydantic, and SQLAlchemy.
- Strong mastery of asynchronous programming in Python (asyncio).
- Deep understanding of RESTful API design, versioning strategies, and API documentation.
- Solid experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and modern ORM patterns.
- Practical experience with Kubernetes concepts and cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and observability tooling.
- Hands-on experience implementing API security standards (OAuth2, JWT) and mitigating common vulnerabilities.
- Strong commitment to code quality, testing, and peer review.
- Demonstrated technical leadership through mentorship, code reviews, and collaborative problem-solving.
Benefits
- 100% Remote Work
- Highly Competitive USD Pay
- Paid Time Off
- Work with Autonomy
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