Senior Backend Engineer II
LeafLinkWholesale Cannabis company
Remote$185,000 - $200,000Senior
Founders Fund
Thrive Capital
Lerer Hippeau
CPMG
L2 Ventures
Nosara Capital
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Design and implement scalable backend systems for LeafLink's commerce and traceability platforms.
- •LeafLink is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer II to help build and evolve the systems that power our commerce and traceability platforms.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and build backend services supporting commerce workflows and integrations.
- •Develop and maintain production-grade services using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework.
- •Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design scalable system solutions.
- •Contribute to architectural discussions and evolve service-oriented systems and event-driven architectures using technologies such as SNS, SQS, or event buses.
- •Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational resilience.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience working as a backend engineer in a production environment.
- •Strong experience building backend services using Python and Django.
- •Experience designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs, preferably with Django REST Framework.
- •Experience working with relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL, and large datasets.
- •Strong understanding of backend application architecture, data modeling, and service design.
Required skills
PythonDjangoPostgreSQLAWSCI/CDDockerKubernetes
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Flexible PTO, Stock option plan, Volunteer Time Off, Competitive compensation, 401k match, Health coverage, Commuter Benefits
Tech stack
PythonDjangoPostgreSQLAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CD