Backend Engineer
Job Description
Welltech, a global leader in the Health & Fitness industry with over 220 million app installs, is seeking a Backend Engineer to join their innovative team. The company, with 700+ professionals across 5 hubs, focuses on improving global health through intuitive nutrition trackers and fitness solutions.
The role sits within the Purchase and Monetization teams, which are crucial in shaping user engagement and converting interest into lasting value. As a Backend Engineer, you'll be responsible for building reliable, scalable systems that power great user experiences, designing and supporting APIs, managing cloud infrastructure, and collaborating across teams to deliver personalized wellness features to millions of users.
The ideal candidate should have strong Python skills, experience with relational databases, and comfort working in cloud-native environments. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, QA, and data experts to create a seamless, holistic wellness journey for users. The position offers an opportunity to make a direct impact on millions of users while working with modern technologies like AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and PostgreSQL.
Welltech offers a culture that champions both personal and professional growth, emphasizing leadership at all levels and focusing on meaningful outcomes. The company's mission of creating a healthier, happier world, combined with its impressive user base and innovative approach to wellness technology, makes this an exciting opportunity for a backend engineer looking to make a significant impact in the health and fitness space.
Responsibilities For Backend Engineer
- Build and maintain robust APIs for mobile app, enabling personalized meal plans and fitness tracking
- Collaborate on designing reliable, maintainable, and scalable systems
- Leverage AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3) to build modern, serverless solutions
- Partner with product managers, designers, data experts, and content teams
- Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code
- Work effectively with teammates and stakeholders to achieve shared goals
Requirements For Backend Engineer
- Strong experience designing and building scalable backend systems in Python
- Solid understanding of API design and system architecture
- Familiarity with AWS cloud services
- Experience working with relational databases (Postgres)
- Strong English communication skills
- Product mindset with ability to translate user needs into features
- Contribute to improving team workflows and code quality
Benefits For Backend Engineer
- Professional Growth Opportunities
- International Work Environment
