Cogniac Corporation Senior Backend Software Engineer Remote · Full time

Apply for Senior Backend Software Engineer

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and develop features of value to the platform
• Research and apply best practices towards building secure, reliable, performant and scalable microservices with appropriate data stores
• Pursue code quality through code and design reviews for features delivered by other developers
• Leads cross-functional work by coordinating with Architecture, DevOps, Quality and Product stakeholders
• Innovate and automate whenever possible!

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated experience in developing software applications
• Extensive experience with Python development (4+ years)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Self-motivated, driven individual who takes full ownership of solving problems.
• Experience with modern cloud-scale development on e.g., AWS
• Understanding tradeoffs between NoSQL and SQL, messaging architectures, and performance criteria
• Sound knowledge of best practices in software development and ability to contribute to CI/CD infrastructure
• Comfortable with GIT best practices and workflow management
• Thorough understanding of CRUD and RESTful design patterns
• Knowledge of modern web technologies and Python frameworks e.g., FastAPI, Flask.
• Machine learning or deep learning experience a plus

Required Education & Experience

• 4+ years of experience in python programming
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related technical field or equivalent experience
• Master of Science in Engineering or related field, desired