Job Description
Tech Stack
What works : FastAPI, Redis, PostgreSQL, AWS, Python 3.11+
What you'll choose : Async framework, message broker, observability stack, celery queues, LLM calls
Technical Requirements
Must-Have Distributed Systems Experience :
2+ years building and scaling distributed systems handling >5K concurrent requests in production Hands-on experience with microservices decomposition from monolithic architectures under live traffic Production experience with service mesh technologies and container orchestration at scale Deep understanding of database sharding, replication, and distributed transaction management Hands-on experience with CDN optimization and edge computing for global/multi-region deployments Proven ability to optimize systems achieving <100ms P99 latency for critical user-facing operations
Responsibilities
Performance: Maintain <200ms P95 latency for all user-critical operations at 10x current scale Incident Reduction: Implement monitoring and automation that reduces production incidents by 80% Team Enablement: Create platform abstractions that let product teams ship features 3x faster
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