Senior Software Engineer, Backend Systems
Location: Remote (U.S. Only)
This position is open to U.S. Citizens only.
- No visa sponsorship is available (H-1B, OPT, CPT, TN, or any other visa types).
- No C2C, third-party agencies.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team and help build the robust, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure that powers our core software platform.
In this role, you'll leverage your expertise in backend development, distributed systems, memory optimization, and network communication to design and develop high-throughput APIs and core backend services. You'll collaborate closely with our Software Architect and engineering team to build reliable infrastructure supporting the entire software ecosystem.
This is a critical engineering role requiring strong technical expertise, ownership, and the ability to support key product launches and mission-critical deployments.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the Software Architect to design, develop, and maintain core API services and backend daemon infrastructure.
- Build high-performance asynchronous APIs using technologies such as REST, gRPC, WebSockets, and real-time telemetry streaming.
- Develop scalable backend services for job orchestration, user quota management, and complex multi-tenant operations.
- Optimize applications for memory efficiency through effective memory allocation, pooling strategies, profiling, and garbage collection techniques.
- Design and enforce secure multi-tenant isolation to ensure reliable resource separation across customer environments.
- Support critical product launch activities and ensure infrastructure stability during high-demand operational periods.
- Implement software security best practices throughout the development lifecycle to maintain data integrity, privacy, and compliance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across distributed systems and backend services.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizen (required).
- 7+ years of professional backend software development experience.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python.
- Strong experience building asynchronous, high-concurrency backend services.
- Extensive experience designing memory-efficient applications, including memory profiling, allocation optimization, and reducing memory footprint.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems and network communication protocols, including:
- REST APIs
- gRPC
- WebSockets
- Experience deploying applications with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Ability to develop software across multiple programming languages and quickly learn new technologies as needed.
- Strong problem-solving skills with experience troubleshooting complex distributed environments.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with one or more of the following is highly desirable:
Experience working within polyglot software architectures is a strong plus.
PriceSenz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.