Founding Engineer, Backend at Cenna

Pune, maharashtra, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Dec, 25

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Backend Development, Python, FastAPI, Django, Flask, SQL, NoSQL, RESTful API, Monitoring, Debugging, Application Security, Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Database Design, Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps

Industry

Description

As a Founding Backend Engineer at Cenna, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our cutting-edge agentic services platform. You will design, build, and deploy core backend infrastructure and services, driving the technical vision of our AI-powered products from inception to scale. Responsibilities Architect and develop scalable backend systems and APIs for our agentic services platform in production environments Build robust, secure backend services that power platform functionality at scale Design and optimize database schemas and data pipelines for production workloads Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system architecture and AI-driven solution standards Ensure reliability, performance, and security of production backend systems Conduct code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote engineering best practices Partner with product management to translate requirements into impactful production-ready solutions Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for production backend services Requirements 5+ years of backend development experience with proven track record of building and maintaining production-level systems Expertise in Python and backend frameworks like FastAPI, Django, or Flask deployed in production environments Strong understanding of secure coding practices and application security in production systems Experience with SQL and NoSQL database design, optimization, and management at scale Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and operating backend services in production Proficiency in RESTful API design and implementation for production applications Experience with monitoring, debugging, and optimizing production backend systems Knowledge of handling production incidents, system reliability, and performance optimization Exceptional problem-solving skills with ability to troubleshoot production issues under pressure Strong communication and teamwork abilities Nice to Have Experience building production backend systems for AI/ML technologies or agentic systems Familiarity with cybersecurity tools or frameworks in production environments Proficiency in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) for production deployments Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for production backend services Experience with message queues, caching systems, and distributed systems in production Track record of scaling backend systems and handling high-traffic production workloads Contributions to open-source backend projects used in production Prior experience thriving in a fast-paced startup environment shipping production features rapidly

Responsibilities

As a Founding Backend Engineer, you will architect and develop scalable backend systems and APIs for our agentic services platform. You will ensure the reliability, performance, and security of production backend systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.