Junior Back-End Engineer

The Role

• Build backend components like APIs, serverless functions, queue systems, and data storage services, with guidance from senior engineers as you learn the ropes.
• Join design discussions to learn how architectural decisions get made, asking questions and sharing ideas as your understanding grows.
• Pick up security and data-protection best practices and apply them in your day-to-day work.
• Write clean, well-tested code and clear documentation, with code reviews that help you sharpen your skills.
• Join conversations with technical leads and clients to see how requirements are gathered and projects are delivered, and share updates on your own work.
• Grow along Loka's career track, with clear expectations and support as you build your skills, independence, and confidence.
• Report to a Backend Lead who will mentor you and support your development.
• Explore new tools and techniques, with room to experiment and bring fresh ideas to the team.
• Collaborate with teams across Machine Learning, Data Engineering, and more, getting exposure to how different parts of a system fit together.
• Take ownership of your tasks and see them through, knowing your team has your back when you need help.

Required Hard Skills

• 1 to 2 years of backend development.
• Fluency in Python or Node.js (TypeScript).
• A solid computer science foundation.
• Understanding of API/Web communication protocols (OpenAPI, gRPC, etc.).
• Understand concurrency concepts in APIs/Web.
• 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.
• Understand traditional and serverless architectures.
• Experience working with AWS.
• Experience working with and building CI/CD pipelines.
• 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 want to learn and grow across different industries with a modern tech stack.
• Autonomous and positive: You thrive on a fully remote, globally distributed team.
• Team player: You enjoy a collaborative approach.
• 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.