Python Backend & System Design

Job Title Python Backend & System Design

Location Toronto, Canada

Job Type Contract

Job Overview We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer with 4–6 years of experience in Python backend development, API design, and system architecture. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in software engineering principles and hands‑on experience building scalable, secure, and high‑performance backend systems in a microservices‑based environment.

Reports To Software Engineering Manager / Director of Software Engineering

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliver high‑quality features and APIs for our core banking platform.

Own the end‑to‑end delivery of complex features within an agile development team.

Collaborate with architects and team members to create scalable technical designs and documentation.

Ensure performance optimization and reliability across distributed systems.

Write clean, maintain...