Lead Backend Engineer - API/Integration

Location: San Mateo, CA
3 days in office
Salary $180-240K base benefits and stocks

Lead Backend Engineer API/Integration
What You ll Do:

• Design and implement scalable backend architectures and efficient APIs.
• Optimize databases and queries for large-scale data processing.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and security.
• Mentor engineers and enhance best practices.
• Ensure high-quality software with robust testing and CI/CD.

What You ll Need:

• 5 years of backend experience at scale.
• Expertise in Python/Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, and API development.
• Strong problem-solving, ownership, and leadership skills.
• Experience with AuthN/AuthZ, event-driven architectures, and CI/CD.

Tech Stack:
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, AWS, Git, CI/CD, ElasticSearch, Airflow.

Mainz Brady Group is a technology staffing firm with offices in California, Oregon and Washington. We specialize in Information Technology and Engineering placements on a Contract, Contract-to-hire and Direct Hire basis. Mainz Brady Group is the recipient of multiple annual Excellence Awards from the Techserve Alliance, the leading association for IT and engineering staffing firms in the U.S.

Mainz Brady Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to Diversity & Inclusion and incorporate non-discrimination best practices in all of our staffing processes. Mainz Brady Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or any other protected class.