Senior Backend Engineer – 5+ years
Role Overview
Seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Python, FastAPI, cloudnative development, and Azure services. The role involves building secure, scalable APIs, microservices, and AIintegrated backend systems.
Key Responsibilities
Develop scalable APIs and microservices using Python & FastAPI.
Implement secure authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
Work with SQL & NoSQL databases and ORM frameworks.
Build cloudnative workloads using Azure App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Blob Storage, Key Vault, API Management.
Containerize and deploy services using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
Implement monitoring, logging, and observability best practices.
Integrate backend systems with LLM APIs, build workflows using LangChain, and apply Agentic AI concepts.
Required Skills
7+ years of backend engineering experience.
Strong proficiency in Python, FastAPI, microservices, and eventdriven patterns.
Hands-on with cloud-native design, containers, and orchestration.
Experience with Azure services, databases, and secure API development.
Familiarity with LLMs, LangChain, and AI-based workflows.
Preferred
Experience with enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Strong understanding of performance optimization and security best practices.
Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments.
Key Responsibilities
Develop scalable APIs and microservices using Python & FastAPI.
Implement secure authentication/authorization (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC).
Work with SQL & NoSQL databases and ORM frameworks.
Build cloudnative workloads using Azure App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Blob Storage, Key Vault, API Management.
Containerize and deploy services using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions CI/CD.
Implement monitoring, logging, and observability best practices.
Integrate backend systems with LLM APIs, build workflows using LangChain, and apply Agentic AI concepts.
Preferred
Experience with enterprise-scale distributed systems.
Strong understanding of performance optimization and security best practices.
Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments.
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