Senior Backend Engineer

Join Gorilla to shape the digital backbone of the energy transition as a Senior Backend Engineer, designing and scaling data platforms for energy companies worldwide.

Requirements

• Expertise in Python
• Strong command of modern software design patterns, testing practices, and performance optimization
• Extensive experience with relational databases and data modeling for high-throughput systems
• Deep understanding of distributed systems design
• Proven track record of working on data-intensive and high-load backends
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, especially AWS, and experience with infrastructure-as-code and container orchestration
• Strong architectural intuition and ability to drive clarity in ambiguous, complex technical situations
• Leadership experience through mentoring, leading initiatives, or shaping engineering practices across teams
• Experience in defining and improving DevOps pipelines, observability, and platform reliability
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• Proactive and pragmatic: able to balance technical excellence with delivery impact