Senior Software Engineer (Python)

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln

We believe that we can grow and flourish only by the enthusiasm and energy of the people who are willing to invest in our collective future. We, therefore, believe that all our employees are truly our strength.

 When you work with Carnera, we make sure you get the BEST.

Carnera is a product engineering company working with innovative, US-based startups and enterprises. We provide full-stack product development support, building products that are efficient, scalable, and fun to interact with. We solve hard technical problems while transforming customer ideas into successful products.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, test, and ship customer-facing features & products using modern application engineering stack. Our teams use Python (Django), PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis, data engineering tooling, Kafka, and AWS

  • Participate in engineering discussions, technical evaluations, design reviews, and retrospectives

  • Provide database schema, API designs, and microservice implementations

  • Mentor team members and peer review code

  • Focus on best practices for engineering processes and code quality

You will enjoy this role if you...

  • Like building elegant well-architected software products with enterprise customers.

  • Want to learn to leverage public cloud services & cutting-edge OSS technologies like Kafka, Airflow, Vault, Kubernetes & edge computing.

  • Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team of geeks, architects, and leads.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience (ideally with Django, DRF, Flask, Tornado)

  • Experience working in a modern web-app engineering environment (APIs, SPAs, CI/CD, Cloud Infrastructure, Automated Testing, Git, Agile)

  • Strong database fundamentals and schema design skills. You should be able to use ORMs but still be comfortable with SQL.

  • Experience with SQL & NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, Neo4j)

  • Experience in at least one cloud platform (Amazon Web Service or Google Cloud Platform)

  • CI/CD and test automation frameworks

  • A strong foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design.

  • Communication: You like discussing a plan upfront, welcome collaboration, and are an excellent verbal and written communicator.

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Our Culture

  • We have an autonomous and empowered work culture encouraging individuals to take ownership and grow quickly.

  • Flat hierarchy with fast decision-making and a startup-oriented “get things done” culture.

  • A strong, fun & positive environment with regular celebrations of our success. We pride ourselves in creating an inclusive, diverse & authentic environment.

Carnera wants to hire smart, curious, and ambitious folks so please reach out even if you do not have all of the requisite experience. We are looking for engineers with the potential to grow! You can also apply for this role by sending your resume at careers@getcarnera.com.

Note: Currently, all interview and onboarding processes at Carnera will be carried out remotely through virtual meetings until further notice.