Senior Full Stack Engineer (Backend-Focused)

About You You are a Senior Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus who enjoys building scalable, reliable, and high-performing applications. You thrive working within established architectures, quickly understanding existing codebases, and delivering production-ready solutions with minimal guidance. You are proactive, analytical, and take ownership of your work, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams while contributing across both backend and frontend development. You are passionate about writing clean, maintainable code and continuously improving software quality and engineering practices. You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. 6+ years of professional experience as a Full Stack Engineer, Backend Engineer, or Software Engineer. Strong professional experience building and maintaining backend applications using Python. Experience designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs. Strong understanding of software architecture, layered application design, and software engineering best practices. Experience building serverless applications using AWS Lambda. Experience working with MongoDB. Experience contributing to frontend development using Vue.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks. Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and production support skills. Experience working with Git and Agile development methodologies. Ability to understand existing codebases, identify technical risks, and work independently within established architectures. Strong collaboration and communication skills. Advanced English proficiency. Nice to Have: Experience with AWS API Gateway. Experience with Serverless Framework or AWS SAM. Experience with Auth0 or Amazon Cognito. Experience with WebSockets or other real-time communication protocols. Experience using JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm or IntelliJ). You Wi