Advanced Back-End Engineer

Posted 4 days ago Loka Advanced Back-End Engineer Rotating 4 day week Remote · North Macedonia +2 more Job Description About Loka Years from now, history will look back at this moment as a landmark for the human race—the moment when generative AI began to change everything . Luckily, you happen to be living through it. Now what? If you’re one of those rare people driven to add their intellectual energy to the relentless momentum of technological advancement, consider Loka your optimal leverage point. Loka, a globally distributed tech consultancy based in Silicon Valley, is seeking an Advanced Backend Engineer to join our growing team. In this position you’ll serve as the primary specialist in designing and implementing Backend solutions across multiple projects. Your expertise in Python and/or NodeJs development will help us design and deliver high-performing, reliable and secure backend applications. Ultimately we expect you to not just fit in with our Backend crew but to elevate it to new heights. We count more than 100 certified specialists, technical experts and PhDs among our teammates, all of whom contribute their brilliance to serving our clients as well as to mentoring junior colleagues. We work entirely remotely, test new ideas with an in-house incubator called LokaLabs, observe local holidays and take every other Friday off (really). We’re as proud of our culture as we are of our projects. You will be too. The Role Design, develop and implement Backend components spanning APIs, serverless functions, distributed services, queue systems, data storage services and more. Contribute to decisions around architectural trade-offs on a system, as well as application level with performance requirements and external constraints in mind. Contribute to and implement security and data-protection best practices across systems. Raise the quality bar by maintaining effective test suites and writing clean code and documentation. Work together with your technical leads and clients to gather requirements, align expectations and provide updates on deliverables. Follow Loka’s career track for growth by demonstrating technical excellence, innovation, autonomy, ownership, communication and teamwork. Direct report to a Backend Lead. Stay up to date with industry trends to incorporate cutting-edge techniques and tools into projects. Participate in cross-functional collaboration with other teams (Machine Learning, Data Engineering, etc.) to ensure seamless integration of Backend solutions. Take full responsibility for assigned tasks and projects, ensuring accountability for outcomes and results. Required Hard Skills 3+ years Backend development Fluent in Python or NodeJs (Typescript) Strong CS foundation Understanding of API/Web communication protocols (openapi, grpc, etc) Understand concurrency concepts in APIs/Web Understand cloud services and landscape Understand traditional and serverless architectures Capable of working container-first Not Required but Nice to Have Languages: Go, Typescript, PHP, Ruby Frameworks: Django, FastAPI, NextJS, Express, Laravel, RoR Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL, Redis Experience working with and building CI/CD pipelines Experience working with AWS Experience with DevOps tools (AWS CDK, cdktf or terraform) Experience with generative AI tools and services Experience with observability tools and stacks Additional Requirements Excellent English: As a global team we work entirely in English for meetings, customer calls and business communications CV written in English Personality Profile Curious: You strive to learn and grow into different industries with a modern tech stack. Autonomous: We’re a fully remote, globally distributed team. Collaborative: You work well as a team player. Adaptable: You operate with a startup mindset and move at a startup pace. Benefits Every other Friday off (26 extra days off a year) Remote and flexible Explore and Relocation programs (three months work abroad or full international relo) Paid sick days and local holidays Business English classes program Continuous Learning Support Fitness and/or Mental Health Subscriptions Access to LokaLabs™, our internal research and development program Defined career path Your achievements matter to us! Be sure your CV, LinkedIn and GitHub profiles are up to date, written in English and accurately reflect your experience. Apply now Save Share Recently posted Work-life balance 74 /100 Scored on hours, schedule, holiday, flexibility and remote policy. How scoring works Rotating 4 Day Week 36 hours/week Remote work No core hours requirement Few meetings culture Work schedule Rotating 4 day week · 4 days every other week Wk 1 M T W T F Wk 2 M T W T F OFF 100% remote-first with flexible hours and a rotating Friday-off schedule (every other Friday — "5/4 Fridays"). Read their policy ↗ (opens in new tab) Time off Regional holidays and PTO + paid sick days + every other Friday off (5/4 Fridays — 26 additional days off per year). Schedule days off 26 days Benefits Premium health insurance + short- and long-term disability coverage 401(k) matching Continuous Learning Support + yearly curiosity allowance + LokaLabs innovation sandbox to pitch your own ideas Premium mental health subscriptions 100% remote-first; new offices for when you want to interact with other humans Show all 10 Location Remote Must be based in: South America North America North Macedonia Portugal Serbia Schedule checked against their published policy Apply on autopilot Land more engineering interviews While you read this one, auto-apply can send applications to roles that match you — up to 20 a day, or up to 50 on Elite. Only verified roles on official career pages Uses your real details — it never invents any Review before each send, or go fully hands-off Try auto-apply Powered by JobCopilot We earn a share of what you pay JobCopilot. Loka 200 people · United States Remote-first software consultancy shipping GenAI, ML, and cloud solutions with 5/4 Fridays (every other Friday off) and a culture that values work-life balance. See all Loka roles Similar roles Backend Engineer Resend · Remote · Ireland Sr. Backend Engineer dv01 · Remote · USA Backend Engineer 9fin · Hybrid · London, UK Browse Engineering jobs Skills in this role API Design Application Security Backend Development Cloud Architecture Concurrency Serverless Architecture Technical Documentation Test Automation Django DynamoDB Explore related Engineering Jobs Rotating 4 Day Week Jobs Remote Jobs Report incorrect information Advanced Back-End Engineer Loka Apply now Save