Backend Engineer at The Exploration Company

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Maintain and evolve a production FastAPI backend providing REST APIs for authentication, authorization, file processing, search and AI-assisted workflows.
- Design and execute database migrations using SQLAlchemy and Alembic against MySQL production instances.
- Build and improve AI-assisted features using LangChain and document embedding/processing pipelines.
- Contribute to the real-time collaborative editing service (Hocuspocus, Y.js, Node.js) and integrate with frontend needs.
- Ensure reliability through automated testing (pytest), observability and operational validation; prepare runbooks and collaborate with ops.

Requirements:
- Proficiency in Python and experience building REST APIs with FastAPI or equivalent frameworks.
- Experience with relational databases (MySQL or Postgres), ORMs (SQLAlchemy) and migration tooling (Alembic).
- Familiarity with caching and pub/sub systems (Redis) and comfortable reading/writing Node.js/JavaScript for backend components.
- Experience with AWS services (S3, IAM), Docker-based deployments, Git and automated testing frameworks (pytest).
- Understanding of software design patterns, engineering best practices and agile development workflows.
- Nice-to-have: experience with real-time protocols (WebSockets/CRDTs), search platforms (OpenSearch/Elasticsearch), authorization frameworks (Cerbos/OPA) and LLM tooling (LangChain).

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain a production FastAPI backend for a data management platform, focusing on authentication, file processing, and AI-assisted workflows. Collaborate with frontend and operations teams to build real-time collaborative editing services and manage database migrations.

Requirements

Candidates should be proficient in Python, FastAPI, and relational databases like MySQL, with experience in AWS and Docker. Familiarity with Node.js, automated testing, and agile software development is required.

Key skills

• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• FastAPI — in 91 other listings on The Stack
• MySQL — in 93 other listings on The Stack
• SQLAlchemy — in 5 other listings on The Stack
• Node.js — in 172 other listings on The Stack
• JavaScript — in 141 other listings on The Stack
• AWS — in 802 other listings on The Stack
• Docker — in 464 other listings on The Stack
• Git
• Pytest
• LangChain
• Redis
• Alembic
• Y.js
• Hocuspocus
• REST APIs

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• The Exploration Company has 8 other listings on The Stack, 3 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 166 visa-sponsored jobs in Germany on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 68 visa-sponsored backend engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about The Exploration Company

Is this Backend Engineer role still open?

It was posted on 2026-05-19. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check The Exploration Company's site before applying.

Does The Exploration Company offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on The Exploration Company's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Munich , Germany. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: Python, FastAPI, MySQL, SQLAlchemy, Node.js, JavaScript, AWS, Docker, Git, Pytest, LangChain, Redis, Alembic, Y.js, Hocuspocus, REST APIs.