Backend Platform Engineer

As a Backend Platform Engineer at DeviantArt you will join the core engineering team to design develop and maintain the core infrastructure that powers the largest community of artists in the world. You will focus on the full lifecycle of critical backend services from architecture to implementation and large-scale operation. The services you build will serve as the foundation for content recommendation data analytics and artificial intelligence systems at DeviantArt. 

• Design build and maintain highly scalable services across various technical domains.

• Architect core platform infrastructure using AWS managed services and industry standard tools such as Kafka Redis and Docker/K8s.

• Collaborate with product managers business analysts and cross-functional engineering teams to translate requirements into impactful system capabilities.

• Monitor troubleshoot and optimize system performance throughput and stability.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field.

• 3 years of professional experience in building and operating large-scale backend systems.

• Proven track record of high technical ownership throughout the full service life cycle.

• Strong programming proficiency particularly in Python.

• Some experience with LAMP (php) or Java is a plus.

• Hands-on expertise operating distributed applications within AWS GCP Azure etc.

• Passion for art creativity and the DeviantArt community.

• Familiarity with search technologies such as Vespa or Elasticsearch is a plus.

Additional Information :

DeviantArt is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts. Our mission is to allow people to connect and express themselves through the creation and sharing of art. As part of our core engineering team you will directly influence how millions of people discover and interact with art globally working with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative art-loving environment.

We believe the best innovation happens when we mix deep focus work with in-person connection. While youll work from home most of the week we require this person to be in our Vancouver office every Thursday.

The approximate base compensation is $130000 - 185000 CAD In addition to base pay you will receive company RSUs as part of the compensation package. 

The final offer may vary and will be determined by various factors including candidate profile and ideal qualifications.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time