• Strong experience in backend development using Python.
• Deep understanding of microservices patterns, API design principles, and distributed systems.
• Proven expertise in working with document stores (MongoDB), graph DBs , and search platforms (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch).
• Hands-on AWS experience including automation and production deployments.
• Comfortable leading architecture decisions and setting technical direction.
• Experience in mentoring, peer reviews, and cross-functional technical collaboration.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with serverless components (Lambda, EventBridge, Step Functions).
• Advanced knowledge of security, performance, and compliance in backend systems.

• Architect, develop, and optimize complex backend services and APIs with a focus on scalability and reliability.
• Lead design and implementation of microservices, ensuring high cohesion and low coupling.
• Drive database modeling and optimization across MongoDB, OpenSearch, and Amazon Neptune.
• Manage infrastructure in AWS-hands-on with EC2, ECS, API Gateway, IAM, networking, and monitoring.
• Mentor junior engineers and conduct technical design reviews and code reviews.
• Set up and maintain DevOps best practices including CI/CD, deployment strategies, and observability.
• Play a key role in performance profiling, capacity planning, and security reviews.