Senior Backend Engineer – Sherpany

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Responsibilities

• ▹Design, develop, and operate reliable, scalable APIs and services in Python with Django and Django REST Framework
• ▹Lead architectural changes that simplify the system: data modeling improvements, service boundaries, messaging patterns, and zero-downtime migrations
• ▹Collaborate with DevOps on pipelines and infrastructure using Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform, and promote trunk-based development and deployment safety
• ▹Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure high code quality and system reliability
• ▹Collaborate with Frontend, Mobile, UX, and Product to shape solutions and negotiate APIs that improve developer experience and user outcomes
• ▹Mentor engineers through structured feedback, pairing, and design reviews
• ▹Contribute to chapter knowledge sharing through talks and docs

Requirements

• ▹Expert-level Python with Django and Django REST Framework
• ▹Strong understanding of RESTful API design and versioning
• ▹Strong SQL and PostgreSQL expertise, including performance tuning, indexing, partitioning, and schema evolution
• ▹Experience building resilient asynchronous systems using Celery and message brokers such as RabbitMQ
• ▹Practical caching strategies with Redis, including eviction policies and cache-aside patterns
• ▹Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions for safe, fast delivery with canaries and feature flags
• ▹Product-focused observability with SLIs/SLOs, actionable alerts, and trace-to-log correlation
• ▹Diagnose with profiling and tracing, then instrument, document, and test to avoid regressions
• ▹A data-driven mindset with a focus on problem-solving and decision-making

Soft skills

About the company

Datasite is a global business group that includes Sherpany, the leading Swiss board and executive meeting management solution. Sherpany is used by 400+ companies, including Axpo, Raiffeisen Bank, and Calida Group, with a team of 150 working from around the world.