5+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally across backend
Strong backend development skills using any modern established language (Python, Go, Node.js, Java, PHP). Our stack includes Python, Django, PostgreSQL
Good understanding of distributed systems and service oriented architecture
Strong understanding of Containers, Kubernetes ecosystem. Familiarity with cloud native architecture and the cloud native landscape
Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform and its core services (or any other major cloud provider AWS, Azure...etc)
Strong Linux system administration capabilities. Strong familiarity with self hosting, setting up and managing and securing bare linux cloud instances
Basic familiarity with monitoring and observability concepts. Familiarity with Prometheus, Loki and Grafana stack is a huge plus
Solid understanding of relational databases (Postgresql, Mysql, ..etc)
Curiosity, pragmatism, and a drive to continuously improve both product and platform