Backend Engineer at 48SouthEast

As the first backend hire at this high-standard software studio, you will own the technical architecture and production health of revenue-critical systems. Working directly with the founder, you will build and operate Python (FastAPI) services, ensuring reliability and correctness are prioritized over shipping speed in a production-first environment.

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs using Python (FastAPI), Postgres, and Redis for production environments.
• Take full responsibility for the deployment and operational health of services, ensuring high reliability under real-world loads.
• Architect and implement system improvements, including transitioning to event-driven architectures and optimizing infrastructure on AWS/Kubernetes.

• Has 4+ years of experience building and operating production-grade services with a strong command of Python and SQL (Postgres).
• Demonstrates a history of technical ownership, having successfully managed scaling or reliability projects from development through to production.
• Proficient with modern infrastructure tools such as AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes and understands the trade-offs of designing maintainable, explicit systems.

• Rare opportunity to be the first backend hire, gaining total technical autonomy and direct collaboration with the founder on core product decisions.
• Join a studio that values engineering integrity and "correctness before scale," moving away from high-velocity ticket culture to deep operational ownership.
• Diverse impact across proprietary research software for the legal sector and stabilizing critical external systems where your code directly affects revenue.