Datatruck · 15 hours ago
Lead Backend Engineer
Datatruck is an AI-native Transportation Management System designed for modern trucking operations. The Lead Backend Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems and software architecture, ensuring scalability and security while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior developers.
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Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that power our platform
Own features end-to-end: from system design to deployment to monitoring
Make architectural decisions that balance speed with scalability
Write clean, testable, maintainable code with proper documentation
Collaborate with frontend engineers, product, and other stakeholders
Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers
Help shape our engineering culture and best practices
Qualification
Required
3+ years of backend development experience with Python as your primary language
Strong experience with web frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.) and data modeling
Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
Comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Understanding of system design, scalability, and performance optimization
Experience with CI/CD, testing, and monitoring tools
Preferred
Experience with microservices architecture
Background in distributed systems or data-intensive applications
Contributions to open source projects
Previous startup experience
Company
Datatruck
AI-Native Transportation Operation System for Smarter Financial Automation
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-04-22Series Unknown
2022-09-18Pre Seed
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