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$130,000 – $165,000
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What this role is
Axios seeks a backend engineer to build and maintain the APIs and services powering their news platform. You'll work with Golang and Python in a collaborative environment focused on reliability, performance, and leveraging AI tools to accelerate development.
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Skills this role names
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Django
- Docker
- Gin
- GitHub Copilot
- Grafana
- gRPC
- Kubernetes
- MySQL
- Prometheus
- Python
- REST APIs
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What they ask for
Required
- 2–5+ years backend or full-stack development experience
- Hands-on experience with Golang and/or Python
- Strong understanding of REST API design
- Familiarity with relational databases like Postgres or MySQL
- Experience with unit and integration testing
- Awareness of backend scaling patterns and performance optimization
- Comfort using AI tools like GitHub Copilot or Claude in daily work
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, GCP)
- gRPC services experience
- Docker and Kubernetes containerization and orchestration
- Observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Honeycomb)
- Authentication, authorization, and security best practices knowledge
- Performance and load testing experience