Backend Engineer - Python

We run one of the larger SaaS platforms for commercial insurance carriers, processing millions of policy transactions a year. Karachi Software employs 480 people across engineering hubs in Karachi and three other locations, building ERP software for mid-market manufacturers.

Job summary:

We want someone who writes boring, reliable code and leaves good logs behind. Karachi Software is hiring for the Backend Engineer - Python position to build and run the APIs and services behind our web and mobile apps. You can work from home anywhere in Pakistan. We have no office requirement. We keep meetings to a minimum and work mostly async. You will need a stable internet connection and a backup power source (UPS or inverter).

Responsibilities:

• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS
• Instrument services with metrics, structured logs and OpenTelemetry traces
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't
• Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans
• Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB

Minimum qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP or Azure services
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong SQL and relational data modelling skills
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs

Preferred qualifications:

• NoSQL stores such as MongoDB, Cassandra or DynamoDB
• Prior work breaking up a monolith
• Background with high-volume payment or ledger systems
• Terraform or Pulumi

What you get:

• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid leave
• Fuel allowance
• Life insurance
• Two bonuses a year

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Karachi Software (Pvt.) Ltd..