Senior Backend Python Engineer @ Shelf

What We Are Looking For Strong senior-level backend engineering experience in production systems. Strong Python skills and the ability to design clean, maintainable backend code. Good distributed systems judgment: concurrency, failure handling, data consistency, async work, and service boundaries. Hands-on cloud experience in AWS, Azure, or a similar environment. Comfort with SQL and NoSQL systems, schema design, and performance tuning. Ability to go from problem statement to design to production-ready solution. Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker) is a plus. Strong understanding of software development principles, including version control (e.g., Git), testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD). Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential for collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks effectively.