At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and build robust, scalable backend systems using Python in a cloud-native environment.
- Company: Join a leading tech company focused on innovation and collaboration.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for remote work.
- Other info: Dynamic team culture with excellent career growth and learning opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact by developing cutting-edge applications that power core services.
- Qualifications: 5+ years of Python backend experience and strong knowledge of distributed systems.
The predicted salary is between 123750 - 151250 $ per year.
We're looking for a highly skilled Staff Backend Engineer to design and build robust, scalable, and secure distributed systems. As a critical member of our engineering team, you'll use your expertise in Python to build cloud-native applications that power our core services. We currently operate in an AWS environment, and the core need is strong distributed systems and backend fundamentals.
Key Responsibilities
- Build backend logic for event-driven systems using message queues and pub/sub services, with strong data processing and file-handling logic.
- Manage concurrent tasks efficiently in distributed environments using asynchronous programming techniques.
- Design and implement data processing pipelines across cloud storage, compute, and database services.
- Optimize applications for performance and scalability through caching, async calls, and latency reduction.
- Design and develop serverless applications and RESTful APIs using Flask or FastAPI.
- Follow cloud security best practices (IAM, encryption, network isolation), and implement authentication mechanisms (OAuth, JWT, or managed identity services).
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- 5+ years of hands-on Python backend development experience, with solid exposure to cloud-native or serverless solutions (AWS preferred).
- Proven experience with distributed systems concepts — event-driven architecture, message queues, and scalable data pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with asynchronous and concurrent programming.
- Strong testing and debugging skills across distributed architectures.
- Exposure to GenAI tooling or LLM-based systems, particularly RAG or agentic RAG architectures, is a plus.
- Experience integrating LLM APIs into backend services or workflows.
- Familiarity with vector databases and embedding-based search.
- Builder mindset: thrives on writing, debugging, and improving production code.
- Collaborative, humble, and open to feedback.
- Strong communicator who explains design decisions clearly.
- Influences through contribution, not hierarchy.
Staff Backend Engineer in Winnipeg employer: Emumba
Join our dynamic team as a Staff Backend Engineer in Canada, where you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud-native applications and distributed systems. We foster a collaborative work culture that values innovation and continuous learning, offering ample opportunities for professional growth and development. With a focus on employee well-being and a commitment to best practices in cloud security, we provide a rewarding environment for those looking to make a meaningful impact in technology.
