Senior Backend Engineer; DevOps

Position Overview

Guidebook is a simple yet powerful event management software used by thousands of organizations globally. As a Senior Backend Engineer (DevOps), you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our internal backend services and tooling. This role centers on writing production-grade code in Python using Django, managing Postgres databases, and overseeing our AWS cloud infrastructure—always with a focus on security, reliability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services using Python, Django, and Postgres.
• Support internal systems and operational tooling.
• Occasionally contribute to product-facing backend features.
• Write and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage deployments and environments within AWS, including containerized (ECS/EKS) and serverless workloads.
• Collaborate on infrastructure design and improvements with a security-first approach.
• Participate in security reviews and incident response to ensure system reliability.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• 1+ years of production experience managing AWS environments and infrastructure.
• Strong experience building and debugging backend systems in Python and Django.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL.
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of backend security best practices (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Ability to work independently and own systems end to end.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be comfortable working within Pacific Time (PST/PDT) office hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and Django.
• Strong understanding of scalable backend architecture and distributed system design.
• Experience operating production workloads using ECS, EKS, or AWS Lambda.
• Experience in designing and managing infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK.
• Familiarity with observability solutions such as Datadog.
• Experience developing and supporting ETL pipelines using tools like EMR and Glue.
• Knowledge of setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions and Fastlane.
• Understanding of SOC 2 / ISO 27001 readiness and audit requirements.
• Exposure to Google Cloud Platform environments.