Sr Backend Engineer

Trillion Technology Solutions•Reston, VA
•$110,000 - $125,000

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help design, build, and scale software applications and platforms. This role combines hands-on development, technical leadership, and collaboration with customers. We're looking for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems, building reliable cloud-native systems, and mentoring others while maintaining a strong attention to detail. You should be experienced in leveraging modern AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity, code quality, testing, debugging, and documentation while maintaining rigorous engineering standards.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant backend development experience.
  • Expert-level Python development experience in production environments.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing GraphQL APIs and backend architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud-native application development.
  • Deep understanding of API design, microservices, distributed systems, and database design.
  • Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and operational best practices.
  • Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with strong attention to detail.
  • Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience gathering requirements, managing stakeholder expectations, and engaging directly with customers.
  • Proficiency with AI-powered developer tools and the ability to validate and review AI-generated code effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performing backend services and APIs using Python, GraphQL, and AWS.
  • Lead technical design and architecture decisions for cloud-native and distributed systems.
  • Collaborate with developers and customers to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Engage directly with customers during discovery, solution design, and troubleshooting discussions.
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and engineering best practices.
  • Drive improvements in reliability, security, observability, testing, and performance.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and system-level issues.
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate delivery while maintaining high standards of quality.
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