Lead Back-end Engineer - Milano, Lombardia
Location: Remote in Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Employment type: Full-time
Salary: <p>The estimated base salary range for this role is between $40k and $60k. <br>Remuneration is determined by several factors, including years of relevant experience, expertise and unique skills, and location. <br><br>Equity (ISO) in Glaut is a core part of the compensation equity.</p>
Posted: a year ago
Why This Role Matters
We’re looking for an experienced Back-end Software Engineer (+5 years experience in software) who can balance mission-critical reliability with rapid innovation.
You will shape and implement cutting-edge features that push our platform forward, while helping to maintain and improve our real-time multimedia infrastructure.
Working closely with Gio, Glaut's cofounder, you’ll design and build architectures that ensure seamless scalability and low-latency performance, while regularly delivering new functionality that delights our users. Your work will directly enhance both the technical backbone and the feature set of our application, ensuring a consistently top-tier user experience.
This is a full-remote position and we will consider candidates from Argentina, Brazil and Europe. However, we have a preference for candidates from Italy since we tend to meet in person frequently in Milan.
How You'll Contribute
What you’ll do
Architect & build: Collaborate with the Tech Lead to design scalable, fault tolerant services - and then implement both back-end and front-end features.
Innovate & enhance: Create new features that leverage real-time media while maintaining rock-solid reliability.
Optimize performance: Continuously refine our stack to minimize latency, boost throughput, and ensure top-notch user experiences.
Support the team: Contribute to shaping our technical roadmap, influencing both infrastructural decisions and product direction.
Bonus Points
Experience with AWS and Azure.
You used non-relational databases in the past
Familiarity with streaming protocols, WebRTC, or low-level networking.
Strong production debugging and performance tuning skills.
What Makes You a Great Fit
Your Skills (must-have for the role):
Python & Back-End strength: Mastery in Python and frameworks like FastAPI, along with deep expertise in concurrency and async programming.
Media handling: Experienced in real-time media streams, codecs, and addressing audio/video edge cases.
Cloud & DevOps: Experience with AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and production monitoring for smooth rollouts and dependable uptime.
Scalable Infrastructure: Proven experience designing robust, fault-tolerant systems that handle high traffic loads.
Perks & Benefits
Life-changing equity in Glaut.