Offer summary

Qualifications:

5+ years of backend development experience with strong Python skills., Expertise in API reverse engineering and web scraping techniques., Hands-on experience with big data technologies and NoSQL databases., Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure..

Key responsabilities:

Build and optimize scalable backend services for a travel rewards platform.

Reverse engineer APIs and develop web scraping solutions.

Manage data extraction processes and optimize for speed and accuracy.

Collaborate with the CTO to enhance system performance and deploy applications.

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing technology company transforming the way travelers maximize their rewards. Their platform provides real-time insights into award availability, making it easier than ever for users to redeem travel points and miles efficiently. By leveraging modern cloud infrastructure and data-driven insights, they are bridging the gap between travel and financial technology, delivering a seamless experience for users.

As they continue to scale, they are seeking a Backend Developer to work directly with the CTO and contribute to the platform’s backend architecture, data processing pipelines, API development, and extracting critical travel data from third-party sources. This is an opportunity to have a direct impact on a product that sits at the intersection of travel, rewards, and fintech.

Key Responsibilities:

Build & optimize scalable backend services supporting a high-performance travel rewards platform.
Reverse engineer APIs by analyzing network traffic, decrypting responses, and mimicking authenticated calls.
Develop and maintain web scraping solutions, bypassing CAPTCHAs, bot protections, and anti-scraping measures.
Automate browser interactions using headless browser tools as needed.
Manage proxy rotation, user-agent spoofing, and fingerprint evasion to minimize detection.
Optimize data extraction from APIs, HTML, JSON, and XML, ensuring speed, scalability, and accuracy.
Work with big data processing (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Airflow) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
Deploy & optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure) for reliability and cost efficiency.
Implement CI/CD pipelines and deploy applications using Docker & Kubernetes (K8s).
Collaborate with the CTO to refine architecture and enhance system performance.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

5+ years of backend development experience, with strong Python skills (C# or C++ a plus).
Expertise in API reverse engineering (Chrome DevTools, Burp Suite, Fiddler) and web scraping.
Experience bypassing CAPTCHAs, bot protections (Cloudflare, PerimeterX, DataDome, Akamai), and handling proxy rotation, user-agent spoofing, and fingerprint evasion.
Hands-on experience with big data technologies (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Airflow) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB).
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure).
Experience with Docker/Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

Bonus: Background in travel or financial technology industries.

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