# Principal Backend Software Engineer, Python at Oxygen

- Company: Oxygen (YC S18)
- What the company does: A leading digital bank in the US offering personal and business…. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://getoxygen.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: United States / Remote (United States)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $170K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2022-10-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/oxygen/jobs/NaUq8Ip-principal-backend-software-engineer-python
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/oxygen-principal-backend-software-engineer-python/

## About the role

We are looking for an experienced backend software development engineer with advanced Python (we use Django framework) skills to help build new financial products and maintain and extend existing ones. At Oxygen, you will be involved in both the product vision and execution. If you enjoy working in highly collaborative and fast-paced environment this is the job for you.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
- 7+ years professional software development experience in developing and maintaining high availability distributed software systems
- Experience and deep knowledge of AWS technologies at scale in a production environment
- Experienced with Continuous Integration and Deployment processes
- Strong server-side development experience in Python, preferably with Django framework
- Strong experience in identifying and resolving root cause of software defects

Tags: Engineering
