Backend Engineer – Remote (Quarterly Travel Required)

An Innovative AI Food Tech Company, a VC-backed and mission-driven startup, is seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to join our growing team. We leverage cutting-edge AI and computer vision technologies to tackle one of the most critical challenges contributing to climate change: food waste. If you're passionate about making a tangible difference in the world and thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment, this role is for you.

About the Role:

1. Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested backend code, deployed to AWS using Docker.
2. Develop software solutions by analyzing system performance standards and conferring with users or system engineers.
3. Analyze systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigate and resolve problem areas.
4. Architect scalable systems to meet performance requirements.
5. Analyze user requirements to derive technical software designs and performance standards.
6. Plan, track, and manage deliverables on short-term sprints and long-term software deployments.
7. Lead the expansion of our CI/CD infrastructure, establish rigorous testing processes (unit/integration), and incorporate advanced deployment tools to streamline releases to test and production environments.

Qualifications (Required):

1. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
2. 7+ years of backend software development experience.
3. 7+ years of experience with Python and familiarity with Django Rest Framework.
4. Experience working with SQL and NoSQL Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch).
5. Proficiency in RESTful, JSON-based APIs and worker/queue architectures.
6. Strong emphasis on unit tests and appropriate test coverage.
7. Advanced knowledge of databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), well-documented APIs (GraphQL, REST), and proficiency in multiple programming languages (Python, Java, C/C++).
8. Experience in backend data analysis, pipelines, ML, and processing.
9. Proven experience designing, building, and debugging APIs and distributed backend systems.
10. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future.

Nice to Have:

1. Experience with Cloud Services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
2. Experience with event/message-driven architectures (Kafka, SQS, etc.).
3. Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a company on the cutting edge of technology, making a meaningful impact on the planet by addressing food waste with AI and innovation.

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