Backend Engineer scaling Bluehost’s hosting platform for small businesses. Building Python services and APIs while modernizing Linux, MySQL, and legacy Perl systems.
About the role
- Senior Backend Engineer building secure APIs, databases, and services for Tucows Domains, a global wholesale domain registrar. Providing technical direction across distributed engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable backend systems
- Provide technical direction across multiple applications and services
- Lead architecture and design discussions and document important technical decisions
- Translate business and product requirements into practical technical plans
- Break down initiatives, coordinate technical work, and manage dependencies and blockers
- Collaborate with Product, Operations, and other engineering teams to coordinate delivery
- Design and maintain APIs, database schemas, integrations, and data contracts
- Improve system performance, security, observability, and maintainability
- Review code and technical designs and help maintain engineering standards
- Debug complex production issues and lead the technical response to incidents
- Write and maintain automated tests, technical documentation, and CI/CD workflows
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
- Experience providing technical direction while remaining hands-on
- Experience leading complex initiatives across multiple systems or services
- Strong experience with Python, Go, or similar backend languages
- Experience designing RESTful APIs using frameworks such as FastAPI or Gin
- Experience with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
- Strong understanding of HTTP, REST, JSON, XML, and related web technologies
- Experience supporting production systems and responding to incidents
- Experience with automated testing, Continuous Integration, Git, and modern development workflows
- Strong communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills
- Experience working in a remote, distributed team
Benefits
- Fair compensation and generous benefits
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
- Benefits and privileges of employment
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