Are you a backend developer who enjoys building scalable applications, solving challenging technical problems, and creating solutions that make a real business impact?
Protolabs Network is hiring!
We are looking for a skilled Backend Software Engineer to join our MP Marketplace team. You will play an important role in developing the backend technology that drives our global manufacturing marketplace, helping manage everything from supplier allocation and production workflows to quality management and order delivery.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on business-critical systems, contribute to technical innovation, and collaborate with talented engineering teams across the globe.
What You'll Do:
- Develop Powerful Backend Solutions: Design and build reliable APIs and backend services that support the complete marketplace order journey.
- Take Ownership: Manage development tasks from initial discussions through implementation and delivery, ensuring solutions address real business needs.
- Improve Marketplace Operations: Build and enhance systems for supplier matching, automated auctions, order allocation, production management, and shipment planning.
- Build for Scale: Work with event-driven systems and develop backend solutions that can handle increasing business and operational demands.
- Maintain High Standards: Strengthen application reliability through effective testing, monitoring, observability, and clean coding practices.
- Work as One Team: Collaborate with backend engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to improve system architecture, development standards, and overall engineering quality.
What It Takes:
- 4+ years of experience developing web applications and backend services.
- Good proficiency in Python, including designing, developing, testing, and monitoring production applications.
- Practical experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working in Agile development environments alongside Product Managers and Designers.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
What's In It For You – India
- Work That Matters: Contribute to business-critical technology that supports a global manufacturing ecosystem.
- Technology Exposure: Get hands-on experience with modern backend technologies, cloud infrastructure, and scalable application development.
- Continuous Learning: Expand your technical knowledge by working on challenging projects and exploring new engineering approaches.
- Room to Take Initiative: Share ideas, take ownership of your work, and contribute to meaningful technical improvements.
- Global Teamwork: Collaborate with engineering professionals across different locations and learn from diverse perspectives.
- Professional Development: Build your expertise and take the next step in your software engineering career.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience developing web applications and backend services
- Proficiency in Python for designing, developing, testing, and monitoring production applications
- Practical experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with Docker
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience working in Agile development environments with Product Managers and Designers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
Protolabs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Protolabs and has not been reviewed or approved by Protolabs.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are broadly available and described as good to excellent. Additional protections like short- and long-term disability and life insurance bolster the overall package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — A starting PTO allotment plus paid holidays, along with added wellness and volunteer time, is emphasized, with some roles noting PTO growth over tenure. Paid caregiver leave appears in postings and supports flexibility for life events.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting is offered, supporting long-term savings. This foundation is frequently cited alongside core financial benefits as a strong element of total rewards.
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What We Do
Protolabs is the world's fastest digital manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts and assemblies in as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market, reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk throughout the product life cycle. 3D Printing Our 3D printing service offers a wide selection of materials and technologies to create prototypes and end-use parts with complex geometries and detailed features. With tight process controls, careful design reviews, and extensive quality monitoring, we ensure precise and repeatable 3D-printed parts, every time. CNC Machining We use 3- and 5-axis milling along with turning to machine parts from commercial-grade plastics and metals. Our online quoting system and automated manufacturing process enable us to ship parts within 24 hours, helping customers accelerate development and reduce time to market. Sheet Metal Fabrication Protolabs is an industry leader in quick-turn sheet metal parts for both prototyping and low-volume production. Our digital approach to manufacturing enables us to fabricate sheet metal parts in as fast as 5 days. Additionally, we can support our customers’ development efforts with component assemblies, several finish options, and screen printing. Injection Molding Our injection molding service offers two options—prototyping and on-demand manufacturing—which provide customers a tooling solution that aligns with their project’s requirements. It’s used for quick-turn prototyping, bridge tooling, and low-volume production of up to 10,000+ parts in 15 days or less.
