Web Backend Engineer (Python)

Location: While this position is fully remote, we are currently prioritizing candidates in Europe.

We are looking for an engineer to help us build and support a variety of products and internal tools. Reporting to the WEB Lead, this role will involve a healthy mix of feature development and DevOps, so it is ideal for someone who likes variety in the type of projects they work on. The role assumes active collaboration with our iOS, Computer Vision, Visualization Tools, Infrastructure, Data and Ops teams.

Responsibilities:

• Join our WEB team in building our product, as well as the tools that power our business and operations.

• Build products and tools that directly help thousands of architecture, design, and renovation companies save time and grow their business with 3D capture, and will help our team serve them better.

• Ensure the scalability and reliability of a distributed processing backend that processes a high volume of 3D scans per day.

• Develop tools that empower our internal operations team to efficiently manage scan data.

• Own your projects and use this autonomy to find creative and innovative ways of solving problems and delivering solutions.

Qualifications:

• It's a joy to communicate with you in both written and spoken English

• You have a strong background in Python, Django, and Django Rest Framework (or similar)

• You have experience with databases like PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB etc.

• The test pyramid has no secrets for you and you stress over the testability of the code you write

• You've built or maintained APIs, using monoliths or micro-services

• Major cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure etc. are very familiar to you

• You've worked in teams using Agile development practices, or others like ShapeUp etc.

Any of these qualifications will make you stand out:

• You've had experience in writing technical documents or proposals, or has given technical presentations

• You know just enough DevOps to be dangerous. Docker and/or Kubernetes are familiar to you

• The services you've worked on in the past communicated through asynchronously through Kafka, RabbitMQ or similar

• You've had frontend experience in Javascript, Typescript, jQuery or any modern Javascript framework

• You've had experience with setting up or managing CI / CD pipelines with Github, Gitlab etc.

• You've mentored others or led your colleagues 

Pay, perks and such:

At Canvas, we offer a full slate of benefits, including competitive salaries, stock options, medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverages, FSA, HSA, flexible vacation, a 401(k) plan (or equivalent) and a parental leave program. We also offer some not-so-standard, extra-fun benefits, including learning and development stipends, along with a few others to come. 

We value diversity and believe forming teams in which everyone can be their authentic self is key to our success. We encourage people from underrepresented backgrounds and different industries to apply. Come join us and find out what the best work of your career could look like here at Canvas.