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Description

Title: Senior Backend Engineer (Remote – West Coast Required)

Salary: Up to $200K + 15% Bonus

Overview

We’re seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fast-growing ecommerce technology team. This role is ideal for a hands-on developer who thrives in data-intensive, high-traffic environments and enjoys owning mission-critical backend systems. You’ll play a key role in building and optimizing inventory management and ecommerce integrations that ensure real-time accuracy across platforms.

Key Responsibilities

+ Contribute as an individual developer on core backend systems for a large-scale ecommerce platform

+ Design and build microservices and RESTful APIs using Python (Django) and AWS infrastructure

+ Develop and deploy serverless applications (Lambda) and other AWS components for scalability and reliability

+ Collaborate with DevOps to implement CI/CD pipelines, automate testing, and improve local development environments

+ Partner with product and engineering leaders to deliver roadmap initiatives and technical improvements

+ Maintain system performance and data integrity for inventory synchronization across services

+ Participate in PR reviews, testing, and on-call rotations to ensure production stability

Requirements

+ 5–7+ years of backend development experience with Python

+ Proficiency with Django (Flask experience acceptable)

+ Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and DevOps practices

+ Experience in high-traffic ecommerce environments or similar large-scale systems

+ Familiarity with ETL, AWS Glue, Athena, S3, and PostgreSQL

+ Experience building and securing RESTful APIs with OAuth/JWT

+ Strong debugging skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance

+ Excellent attention to detail and commitment to writing clean, maintainable code

For immediate consideration, direct message Reid Gormly on LinkedIN Today!

Requirements

Requirements

+ 5–7+ years of backend development experience with Python

+ Proficiency with Django (Flask experience acceptable)

+ Strong understanding of AWS infrastructure and DevOps practices

+ Experience in high-traffic ecommerce environments or similar large-scale systems

+ Familiarity with ETL, AWS Glue, Athena, S3, and PostgreSQL

+ Experience building and securing RESTful APIs with OAuth/JWT

+ Must have Fashion Retail industry experience

Required Location: West Coast U.S. (Remote)

Ideal Candidates: Based in Los Angeles or Orange County, with potential for occasional on-site collaboration.

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