Lead Backend Architect

Role Description

Avive Solutions, Inc. is a growth stage Automated External Defibrillator (AED) company with a connected response system that is rapidly gaining market share. We are a mission-driven team that is quite literally saving lives. Our mission is for all cardiac arrest victims to have rapid access to life-saving defibrillation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django.
• Develop and optimize data storage solutions with PostgreSQL and Redis, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Implement Elasticsearch for search and analytics across large datasets.
• Architect and operate distributed systems that handle high-throughput and low-latency workloads.
• Build and operate asynchronous task queues and background workers using Celery and Redis.
• Write clean, maintainable, and unit-test–focused code with strong coverage using pytest.
• Build and maintain REST APIs, ensuring proper authentication, authorization, and versioning.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services for scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Document technical designs, APIs, and operational runbooks.
• Perform other backend software engineering duties as assigned and according to capability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining backend systems in production environments.
• Strong programming expertise in Python and Django with 10+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization.
• Experience with Redis for caching, message queues, or real-time data.

Requirements

• Practical use of Elasticsearch for indexing, search, and data analytics.
• Experience building and consuming APIs, including documentation and testing.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems design patterns.
• Strong focus on unit tests and automated testing using pytest or similar frameworks.
• Proficiency with Docker and containerized application deployments.
• Proven experience with Celery and managing background workers in production.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Agile/Scrum team experience.

Benefits

• Anticipated salary range: $190,000 - $205,000.
• Equal Employment Opportunity: It is the policy of the company to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of various characteristics protected by law.
• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.