Middle Back End Engineer (Python, AWS)
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Aurora – Prod_ Aurora /
Full Time /
Hybrid
We are tech transformation specialists, uniting human expertise with AI to create scalable tech solutions.With over 6,500 CI&Ters around the world, we’ve built partnerships with more than 1,000 clients during our 30 years of history. Artificial Intelligence is our reality.
As a Software Engineer specializing in back-end development with Python and AWS, you will contribute to developing scalable, API-first services for our innovative projects. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and maintain middleware solutions that integrate data systems and support dynamic user experiences. Working in an agile, client-focused environment, you'll implement technical solutions while growing your expertise and contributing to the continual enhancement of our engineering practices.
Key Accountabilities
- Back-End Services Engineering:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable API services and core back-end systems primarily using Python on AWS
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that meets performance, security, and reliability standards
- Implement microservices architectures and APIs following best practices
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues in production environments
- Contribute to system design discussions and implementation planning
- Technical Growth & Adaptability:
- Participate in professional development opportunities to deepen your software engineering expertise and broaden your understanding of complementary technologies
- Engage in internal knowledge-sharing sessions to prepare for the evolving technical landscape of our industry
- Build transferable skills that enhance your value as a back-end or full-stack engineer while preparing for future career growth
- Embrace opportunities to learn new technologies when project needs arise, with support from senior team members
- Demonstrate flexibility by occasionally contributing to different projects or technology areas as business priorities shift
- Apply your core engineering principles across different contexts, adapting your engineering expertise to new challenges
- Actively participate in training initiatives that expand your technical repertoire while strengthening your primary skillset
- Collaborate with teammates during knowledge transfer sessions when transitioning between projects or technology area
- Collaborative Engineering:
- Work closely with product managers, data engineers, and other team members to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions
- Participate in code reviews, pair programming sessions, and regular team discussions to share best practices and improve code quality
- Contribute to agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives
- Support junior developers through mentorship and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions
- Quality & DevOps Practices:
- Adhere to established DevOps practices including continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD)
- Write comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure code reliability
- Participate in monitoring and maintaining application performance and availability
- Help identify and implement improvements to engineering processes and practices
- Maintain security awareness and apply secure coding practices in all work
- practices in all work
Knowledge and Experience
- 3+ years of practical experience in software development, with strong Python proficiency
- Hands-on expertise with AWS cloud services, including compute and orchestration tools like Fargate, Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, CloudFront and container services like ECS/EKS.
- Practical experience in building and maintaining APIs and microservices
- Knowledge of Docker containerization and related orchestration technologies
- Experience working in agile development environments with a focus on collaborative team dynamics
- Understanding of modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure as code
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multi-national team setting.
Personal Attributes
- Passionate about technology, with a deep commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of emerging trends in cloud computing, microservices, and API-first architectures.
- Highly adaptable and proactive, comfortable navigating the complexities of greenfield projects, and eager to create robust systems from the ground up.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to take a project from concept to production while anticipating potential challenges and iterating quickly to resolve them.
- Detail-oriented and quality-driven, consistently focused on writing secure, efficient, and maintainable code while advocating for best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Strong analytical mindset combined with creative thinking, enabling the design and implementation of complex middleware solutions and innovative technical architectures.
- Resilient and resourceful, maintaining a positive attitude under pressure and effectively managing competing priorities while delivering on high-stakes projects.
- A strategic thinker, capable of aligning technical initiatives with overarching business goals, and keen to enhance both the engineering team’s performance and the client’s operational success.
- Interest in developing a well-rounded engineering skillset as part of your long-term career progression.
*Currently, this job is open only for applicants residing in the Philippines.
*This position is to be outsourced to our EOR partner in the Philippines and will eventually be employed by our local entity once established.
*Please take the time to thoroughly review the job advertisement before submitting your application.
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