Backend Engineer: Retail Media

About the Job

Constructor is seeking a Backend Engineer to join our Retail Media team. As a Backend Engineer, you will design, deliver, and maintain web services in close collaboration with other engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, and support services using Python and FastAPI
• Write AWS CloudFormation scripts, Jenkins jobs, and GitHub actions following best industry standards
• Set up service observability, monitoring metrics, and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty, AWS CloudWatch)
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and separate stability testing
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical business partners to develop and update functionalities

Requirements

• Strong computer science background and familiarity with networking principles
• Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high-load real-time services
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CloudFormation or Terraform for managing cloud resources
• Hands-on experience with setting up and improving CI/CD pipelines
• Proficiency in Python
• Experience in server-side coding for web services and a good understanding of API design principles
• Skilled in setting up and managing observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and integrating alert systems like PagerDuty
• Familiarity with Service-Oriented Architecture and knowledge of communication protocols like protobuf
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases, distributed systems, and caching solutions (MySQL/PostgreSQL, ClickHouse/Athena)
• Experience with any of the major public cloud service providers: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams
• Excellent English communication skills

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation time
• Fully remote team
• Work from home stipend
• Apple laptops provided for new employees
• Training and development budget for every employee, refreshed each year
• Maternity and paternity leave for qualified employees
• Work with smart people who will help you grow and make a meaningful impact
• Base salary: $80k-$120k USD, depending on knowledge, skills, experience, and interview results
• Stock options offered in addition to the base salary
• Regular team offsites to connect and collaborate