Senior Full Stack Engineer II, Marketplace (Backend Leaning)

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Own, design, and build backend services supporting commerce workflows and integrations as well as frontend
• 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
• Write maintainable, secure, and well-tested backend code
• Improve system reliability, performance, observability, and operational resilience
• Build and maintain APIs used by internal services, external partners, and third-party integrations
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
• Refactor and modernize legacy systems as the platform evolves
• Deploy and operate services in AWS-based environments using modern cloud infrastructure patterns
• Contribute to and improve CI/CD pipelines to support safe, automated, and efficient testing and deployments
• Troubleshoot production issues, participate in root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes
• Participate in code reviews and advocate for strong engineering standards, testing practices, and operational excellence

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
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and production troubleshooting skills
• Experience with distributed systems and event-driven architectures
• Familiarity with asynchronous processing, background jobs, queues, or event-based workflows
• Familiarity with containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience deploying and operating services in AWS or similar cloud environments
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and operational best practices

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible PTO
• Robust stock option plan
• 5 Days of Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
• Competitive compensation and 401k match
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
• Commuter Benefits through Flexible Spending Account

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