Backend Python Engineer

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

Role Overview

We are looking for a

Backend Python Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on development experience

to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs. The ideal candidate should have strong Python fundamentals, experience building production-grade backend applications, and a good understanding of

DevOps, cloud infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD practices

.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable backend applications using

Python

.

• Build and maintain

REST APIs

using frameworks such as

FastAPI, Flask, or Django

.

• Write clean, modular, maintainable, and well-tested production code.
• Design and optimize database interactions using

PostgreSQL/MySQL

or similar relational databases.

• Work with asynchronous programming, background jobs, queues, and caching where required.
• Troubleshoot application performance, API latency, memory, and production issues.
• Implement authentication, authorization, API security, logging, and error handling.
• Containerize applications using

Docker

.

• Work with

CI/CD pipelines

for automated build, testing, and deployment.

• Deploy and support applications in cloud environments such as

AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP

.

• Understand and work with Linux environments, networking, environment configuration, and application monitoring.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, architects, QA, and DevOps teams.

Required Technical Skills

Backend

• 3+ years of software development experience with strong hands-on

Python

expertise.

• Strong understanding of

OOP, data structures, exception handling, concurrency, and asynchronous programming

.

• Hands-on experience with

FastAPI, Flask, or Django

.

• Strong understanding of

REST API design and development

.

• Experience with

PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar databases

.

• Understanding of database design, indexing, transactions, and query optimization.
• Experience with Git and standard software development practices.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools such as

pytest

.

DevOps / Cloud

• Good understanding of

Docker and containerized deployments

.

• Working knowledge of

CI/CD pipelines

such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.

• Comfortable working with

Linux

and basic shell commands.

• Understanding of cloud concepts including

VMs, networking, load balancers, storage, and security

.

• Basic understanding of

Kubernetes

is desirable.

• Understanding of application monitoring, centralized logging, and troubleshooting production deployments.

Good to Have

• Experience with

Redis

and message queues/background workers such as Celery.

• Experience building high-concurrency or asynchronous applications.
• Knowledge of

Nginx/reverse proxies

and API gateways.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as

Terraform

.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, Azure, or GCP.
• Exposure to

LLM/Generative AI APIs

and integrating AI services with backend applications would be an advantage.

What We Are Looking For

The candidate should be a strong hands-on engineer who can take ownership of a backend service from

development → testing → containerization → deployment → production troubleshooting

.
We value candidates who understand not how to write Python code, but also

how that code runs reliably and securely in a production environment

.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day!

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• Experience with Redis and message queues/background workers such as Celery.
• Experience building high-concurrency or asynchronous applications.
• Knowledge of Nginx/reverse proxies and API gateways.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, OCI, Azure, or GCP.
• Exposure to LLM/Generative AI APIs and integrating AI services with backend applications would be an advantage.