Senior Backend Engineer, Python, PostgreSQL, GCP

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🕒 March 26

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

👻 Ghost score 57%

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Smart Working

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Healthcare • Marketing

Smart Working is a recruitment service specializing in sourcing and providing top-tier software developers from around the world to meet the needs of businesses. With a robust vetting process that includes technical assessments and background checks, Smart Working ensures that clients receive highly skilled developers adept in various programming languages and frameworks. The company focuses on flexible and remote hiring solutions, allowing businesses to efficiently scale their development teams while benefiting from significant cost savings.

📋 Description

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python • Develop and optimise database solutions using PostgreSQL • Work with GCP services to build and maintain cloud-native applications • Contribute to system architecture and technical design decisions • Ensure high levels of performance, reliability, and scalability • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features end-to-end • Troubleshoot and resolve complex backend and infrastructure issues • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices • Support continuous improvement of engineering standards and processes

🎯 Requirements

• Python (5+ years) – strong experience building scalable backend systems and APIs • PostgreSQL (4+ years) – experience designing schemas, writing efficient queries, and optimising database performance • GCP (3+ years) – experience building and deploying applications using Google Cloud Platform • Strong experience building production-grade, scalable systems • Solid understanding of backend architecture and distributed systems • Experience working with cloud-native applications and services • Ability to contribute to technical decision-making and system design • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail • Experience collaborating within cross-functional teams

🏖️ Benefits

• Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter) • No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words • Day 1 Benefits: Laptop and full medical insurance provided • Support That Matters:Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared • True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued