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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

About KX :

Our mission is to accelerate data and AI-driven innovation with high-performance analytics solutions, enabling our customers to transform into AI-first enterprises. KX is trusted by the world's leading organisations across financial services, aerospace and defence, life sciences, telecoms, and advanced manufacturing.

At the heart of our platform is the fastest independent time series and vector data analytics engine on the market, delivering unmatched speed and scale. Our technology powers high-performance applications across cloud, on-premise, and edge environments, enabling customers to discover richer insights and make better-informed decisions, faster.

Key Responsibilities :

• Backend Development: Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs using modern frameworks such as Django.
• Microservices Architecture: Build modular services following microservices best practices, with performance, scalability, and maintainability in mind.
• Cloud-Native Solutions: Develop and manage backend services on cloud platforms (AWS preferred), using native services for compute, storage, and messaging.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Build and run containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Performance & Reliability: Monitor and enhance system performance, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with DevOps, frontend engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to deliver cohesive, end-to-end solutions.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain high standards of code quality, security, and documentation.
• Mentoring: Support junior engineers through knowledge sharing and technical leadership.
• Agile Participation: Contribute to agile delivery through active involvement in sprints, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Skills & Qualifications :

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 7+ years in backend software development.
• Primary Language: Strong experience with Python and frameworks such as Django or Flask.
• Cloud Proficiency: Solid hands-on experience with AWS (preferred), Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Kubernetes: Experience deploying and managing services in Kubernetes environments.
• API Development: Skilled in building and integrating RESTful APIs (experience with GraphQL/gRPC is a bonus).
• CI/CD & DevOps: Understanding of modern CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code.
• Security Focus: Familiarity with secure coding practices and cloud security best practices.
• Databases: Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB).
• Soft Skills: Strong communication skills and ability to thrive in collaborative, agile teams.

Tech Stack & Tools :

• Languages & Frameworks: Python, Django, Flask (optional)
• Cloud: AWS (preferred), Azure, GCP
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
• CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Terraform
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB
• Tooling: Git, JIRA, Confluence, VS Code, Draw.io/Lucidchart

Why Choose KX?

• Data Driven: We lead with instinct and follow fact.
• Naturally Curious: We lean in, listen and learn fast.
• All In: We take ownership, take on challenges and give it our all.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Individually tailored training and development
• Private healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity package
• Wellness Days and Volunteer Days