Senior Backend Engineer - Python

About the Role :

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and scale the Core Systems of Perceive Now the trust kernel powering our 25-layer validation and reasoning pipeline. You will design deterministic, auditable microservices that guarantee data integrity, lineage, and reliability across distributed workflows.

Responsibilities :

• Design and implement microservices and APIs using Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic) to manage evidence ingestion, validation, and lifecycle events.
• Build event-driven, deterministic replay systems using Temporal or Argo Workflows, ensuring fault tolerance and audit reproducibility.
• Implement data lineage and rollback mechanisms for full-stack traceability and compliance with SOC 2 / GDPR standards.
• Optimize system performance and achieve sub-second evidence retrieval across multi-tenant architectures.
• Collaborate with Data Fabric, Workflow, and Governance teams to embed validation checkpoints and transactional integrity.
• Instrument OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing, metrics, and observability across Perceive Now services.
• Define and enforce coding standards, CI / CD pipelines, and schema versioning to ensure consistent delivery.

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