Location: Remote (Pakistan) Job Type: Full-time Work Schedule: 09:00 AM-05:00 PM (Pacific Standard Time) Role Overview: We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer with at least 5 years of professional experience to join our growing team. You will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining backend systems, with a strong focus on large-scale crawlers and supporting data-driven and infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of backend systems and data products.
- Build scalable, high-performance infrastructure to support data-heavy applications.
- Optimize backend systems for maintainability, performance, and scalability.
- Manage and troubleshoot production systems, ensuring uptime and data accuracy.
- Develop and refine automated data crawling/scraping pipelines.
- Collaborate with developers, analysts, and stakeholders across time zones.
- Mentor junior developers, ensuring adherence to best practices and code quality.
- Maintain up-to-date technical documentation.
- Explore new ideas in data-driven and infrastructure-focused applications, including AI-driven solutions.
- Leverage AI/ML models to streamline experimentation, advance research, and deliver production solutions.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of professional backend development experience with at least 3+ years of hands-on Python experience in production (Flask, FastAPI preferred).
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems and SQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
- Proven experience designing, building, and supporting backend systems from scratch.
- Comfortable managing and optimizing live production environments.
- Familiarity with data crawling/scraping techniques and large-scale data processing.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work independently in a remote setup.
Nice to Have (Plus Points):
- Experience with PHP in hybrid environments (LAMP/LEMP stacks).
- Background in infrastructure, scaling systems, and distributed databases.
- Hands-on experience with data crawling at scale.
- Interest or prior work in AI/ML-driven solutions.
- Solid foundation in statistics, mathematics, and machine learning.
- Previous experience with tech startups or software companies.
- Mentorship or leadership experience with junior developers.
- Contributions to personal or open-source projects.
What you'll work on(early projects may include)
- Designing, building, and maintaining backend systems for data-heavy applications, with a primary focus on large-scale crawlers and market feeds.
- Contributing to projects spanning vehicle history and market data ( VinAudit.com ), scalable scraping solutions, and proxy infrastructure across datacenter, ISP, and mobile networks ( SquidProxies.com