| Description | Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django Microservices) Location: Argentina Mexico Panama Brazil Chile Work Type: Remote Experience: 7+ years ### About the Opportunity We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Carriers Capabilities Team. This team powers global integrations with shipping carriers to streamline fulfillment workflows for businesses partners and customers worldwide. You will expand and maintain the Shipping Carrier Library build scalable backend services and mentor other engineers while ensuring high availability and performance across millions of requests daily. ### Key Responsibilities Design implement test and deploy software services with high SLAs handling millions of daily requests. Ensure scalability and maintainability through microservices decoupled architectures job queuing and containerized deployments. Enhance CI/CD pipelines for safe and efficient production releases. Verify system performance (latency throughput) and optimize where needed. Architect new systems and refactor existing ones for scalability and reuse. Collaborate with business teams on product ideas and technical feasibility. Participate in design/code reviews and mentor junior engineers. Define and monitor metrics to ensure service quality. Participate in on-call rotations for production incidents. ### Requirements 7+ years of software development experience. Proficiency in Python/Django with proven production experience. Experience building large-scale applications and scalable APIs/services. Strong SQL and database design knowledge. Familiarity with microservices architectures and distributed systems. Hands-on experience consuming APIs (processing millions of integrations/second). Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing. Strong understanding of OOP design patterns and architectural best practices. Must own a Mac and be proficient in macOS environments. Excellent communication skills (verbal & written). Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Nice to Have: Experience with Go or additional backend frameworks (FastAPI Rails Spring .NET). Familiarity with messaging/streaming systems (Kafka SQS Celery NSQ). Experience with workflow orchestration tools (Temporal Kestra Prefect). Exposure to shipping/postal carrier integrations. Hands-on experience with DevOps & Cloud tooling (Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions etc.). ### Hiring Process Live Coding Round (60 min) – Python/Django + Microservices. Introductory Chat (15 min). Client Interviews (Rounds 3–5). ### What We Offer 100% remote and international role. Work on large-scale high-impact systems with millions of daily users. Collaborative agile and innovation-driven environment. |