Senior Backend Engineer

### Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience developing and maintaining backend systems in production environments
- Strong programming expertise in Python and Django
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
- Experience with Redis for caching, message queues, or real-time data
- Practical use of Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and data analytics
- Experience building and consuming APIs, including documentation and testing
- Solid understanding of distributed systems design patterns
- Strong focus on unit tests and automated testing using pytest or similar frameworks
- Proficiency with Docker and containerized application deployments
- Proven experience with Celery and managing background workers in production
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Agile/Scrum team experience

### What the job involves
- We are seeking a versatile and proactive Backend Software Engineer to design, build, and operate the services that power our products
- The ideal candidate will own backend APIs, data pipelines, and event-driven systems; champion performance, reliability, and security; and collaborate closely with frontend, QA and DevOps teams to deliver a robust platform
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, observability, and identity/access patterns is essential for ensuring a scalable and efficient backend environment
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django
- Develop and optimize data storage solutions with PostgreSQL and Redis, ensuring reliability and performance
- Implement Elasticsearch for search and analytics across large datasets
- Architect and operate distributed systems that handle high-throughput and low-latency workloads
- Build and operate asynchronous task queues and background workers using Celery and Redis
- Write clean, maintainable, and unit-test–focused code with strong coverage using pytest
- Build and maintain REST APIs, ensuring proper authentication, authorization, and versioning
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services for scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
- Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
- Document technical designs, APIs, and operational runbooks
- Perform other backend software engineering duties as assigned and according to capability

### Benefits
- Healthcare: Avive offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to ensure employee health care needs are met
- Employee equity package: Every team member has a vested stake in the success of the company and is granted a generous equity package with employment
- Subsidized AED program: Employees have access to a subsidized AED program, ensuring they can equip their homes and communities with lifesaving technology at a reduced cost
- Savings & Retirement: Avive helps employees reach their retirement goals. We offer a 401k contribution of 3% of an employee's base pay - starting Day One.

Time away
Time to rest and recharge is important. With 11 paid holidays, accrued PTO days, and three additional floating holidays, employees can enjoy flexible time off when needed.

And much more
We believe in fostering a fun and engaging work environment. From team lunches and office snacks to exciting events and celebrations, we prioritize opportunities for connection and collaboration.

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- Time Away: Time to rest and recharge is important. With 11 paid holidays, accrued PTO days, and three additional floating holidays, employees can enjoy flexible time off when needed
- And Much More: We believe in fostering a fun and engaging work environment. From team lunches and office snacks to exciting events and celebrations, we prioritize opportunities for connection and collaboration