[Remote] Backend Staff Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with their AI-powered payments platform ATHIA. They are seeking a Backend Staff Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable backend systems while collaborating with engineering and product teams to deliver robust solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs
- Develop scalable and secure distributed systems
- Define and implement best practices for performance and reliability
- Provide technical guidance to engineering teams
- Participate in architecture discussions and design decisions
- Improve development standards and documentation
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
- Implement improvements in scalability, monitoring, and reliability
- Design data models, caching strategies, and asynchronous processes
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams
- Support the delivery of new features and system improvements
- Ensure alignment between technical solutions and business needs
Skills
- 8+ years of experience in backend development
- Strong experience with Golang and/or Python
- Experience working with distributed systems
- Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs
- Experience with event-driven architectures
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of caching (Redis or similar)
- Knowledge of messaging systems
- Understanding of security best practices
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills
- English is a plus
- Experience in fintech, payments, or e-commerce platforms
- Experience with high-traffic systems
- Knowledge of compliance and security standards
Benefits
- Vacations and additional PTO 🏝️
- Remote work from anywhere
- Economic support for health insurance, internet and cell phone line
- We all own DEUNA, we offer stock options
- Learning and development platform
- Multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic team
- Growth and career path
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