Senior Backend Engineer - US Remote

About the company:

Seek, an Eldridge company, is on a mission to connect analytics developers and consumers like never before - driving business value in minutes, not months. Insight Cloud, the analytics app store for your business, was created to make it easy for everyone to build, distribute, and consume data & analytics apps in the thriving cloud analytics economy. Insight Cloud delivers instant access to curated, ready-to-use analytics apps from the leading providers in the market, accelerating your speed to insights by 15X+ while eliminating the pain of building, hosting, and maintaining an entire analytics ecosystem on your own.  Built for developers and consumers alike, Insight Cloud is not just another tool to work with data - it is the platform connecting leading analytics developers with innovative consumers - driving business value faster than ever.

About the role:
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Seek, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the robust backend systems that power our ML cloud platform and analytics app store. You will work closely with frontend engineers, data engineers, and other stakeholders to develop scalable and high-performance services that support the seamless operation of our platform. Your work will involve developing and optimizing APIs, managing databases, and ensuring that our backend systems are secure, reliable, and efficient. By joining our team, you'll be working hands-on with modern tools, building seamless integrations between web, cloud data warehousing and ML technologies that make a real impact.

In this role you’ll get to:

• Develop and maintain backend services using Python and FastAPI focusing on creating high-performance and scalable APIs, ensuring proper error handling, input validation, and adherence to best practices
• Work with SQLModel and SQLAlchemy to manage and manipulate data in our PostgreSQL backend, ensuring efficient data retrieval and storage
• Implement and optimize CRUD operations, working closely with core objects and view definitions
• Collaborate on database schema design and optimization to support new features and improve performance
• Integrate and maintain connections to supported cloud warehouses, particularly Snowflake, ensuring seamless data flow between our platform and external data sources
• Ensure robust and secure communication between our platform and external services, handling data transformation and synchronization as needed
• Integrate and maintain our platform's connection to data visualization tools such as Sigma. Ensure seamless data flow and optimal performance for visual analytics. 
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, adhering to best practices in software development
• Contribute to the testing suite by writing and maintaining unit and integration tests using Pytest, ensuring high test coverage and reliability
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback to improve code quality and team collaboration
• Work closely with frontend engineers to define API specifications and ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems
• Actively participate in sprint cycles, providing estimates, updates, and technical insights to help guide the development process

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in backend development, particularly with Python and FastAPI in an enterprise production environment
• Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with SQLAlchemy and SQLModel for database management and ORM
• Experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Hands-on experience with task queues like Celery, including task scheduling, execution, and optimization
• Strong understanding of testing practices, with experience writing unit and integration tests using Pytest.
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git, and experience with CI/CD pipelines, particularly GitLab CI
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize backend performance
• Experience working in an Agile development environment, with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement

We’re especially interested in you if you have:

• Experience with cloud data warehouses, particularly Snowflake, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure services. 
• Knowledge of security best practices in API development and data management. 
• Experience with VS Code 

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance,  PTO, 16 annual company holidays, 401K, Vision Insurance

Tools we use:

• Python, FastAPI, Celery, Pytest, SQLAlchemy, SQLModel, PostgreSQL, Gitlab, Snowflake.

Salary:

• The annual salary range for this position is between $150,000 - $170,000, depending on experience and qualifications.

Location:

• This is an entirely remote position for candidates based in the US.

No Visa Sponsorship Available

• We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

What Sets Us Apart

Seek is committed to a culture that values ownership, flexibility, and collaboration. We prioritize work-life balance and encourage our team to explore new ideas, test hypotheses, and innovate continuously. You’ll join a diverse group of professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of business analytics development, with ample opportunities to grow alongside talented peers who value your expertise and vision.