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Founding Staff Software Engineer – Python, FastAPI
Location
District Of Columbia + 1 moreAll locations: District Of Columbia, Virginia
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$100K - $200K / year
Job Description
Job Requirements
- Strong backend engineering experience with Python
- Deep hands-on experience with FastAPI
- Strong production experience with PostgreSQL and Redis
- Experience using OpenSearch
- Hands-on experience with Celery and Temporal
- Proven experience building robust REST APIs
- Experience working with large-scale datasets
- Experience deploying and managing backend systems on AWS
- Hands-on experience with AWS services, containers, and deployment pipelines
- Experience building, deploying, and maintaining production systems for B2B and/or B2C SaaS
- Experience supporting integrations, data pipelines, and/or workflow automation
- Prior experience operating as a Staff Engineer, Lead Engineer, Founding Engineer, or Architect
- Experience working in startup-style environments with high ownership and mentoring responsibility
- Strong systems thinking, sound backend architecture judgment, and the ability to move from idea to production
- Ability and willingness to relocate to Northern VA/DC
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision
- 14-days of PTO accrued annually
- At least $2,000 per year for courses, events, books, and growth communities
- New macbook pro, monitor, and a monthly tools budget to run the stack you want
- Flexible hours, in-person.
- Clear, fast-track path to an Engineering Lead as we scale the team
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