Job Description:

We are seeking a Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in both backend development and infrastructure management. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining high-performance backend systems while also managing and monitoring infrastructure to ensure stability and scalability. You will work extensively in high-transaction environments, optimize system performance, and build resilient, automated deployment pipelines. Additionally, you will take ownership of critical production issues and continuously enhance system reliability by implementing industry-leading DevOps best practices.

The Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Setup SLOs, monitoring practices
• Enhance stability of the system via database optimization, performance, scalability, and fault tolerance
• Lead backend stability and performance efforts, particularly in high-transaction environments
• Monitor system health to proactively identify and resolve issues, especially during peak usage periods
• Provide on-call support, mitigating production issues like crashes, errors, and outages in real-time
• Analyze logs, error reports, and monitoring data to detect and address potential system problems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for automated CI/CD pipelines and incident management
• Optimize uptime, performance, and scalability
• Establish and maintain monitoring and alerting systems for rapid issue detection and response
• Document system changes, incident reports, and troubleshooting guidelines

The Senior Backend and DevOps Engineer is expected to have the following qualifications and skills:

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering or DevOps roles
• Expertise in backend development with platforms like Supabase, Firebase, or similar
• Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services, including monitoring, scaling, and optimization
• Experience with queue systems like GCP Pub/Sub and GCP Cloud Task
• Database query optimization using PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps tools like CircleCI and GitHub
• Strong TypeScript and optimization skills for javascript
• Optional: Frontend experience with React TypeScript
• Proven expertise in system monitoring, incident management, and large-scale optimization
• Strong troubleshooting skills and root cause analysis capabilities
• Experience with monitoring and alerting tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK
• Desirable: Knowledge of real-time data systems, event-driven architectures, and security best practices

If interested, please send a CV and Cover Letter to hr@xenia.tech