At Tikal, seniority isn’t the end of learning - it’s the start of your next leap.
Here, you define your tech journey: choose the technologies you want to master, set your own growth path, and gain the hands-on experience to become a Backend Tech Lead.
Work with top-tier companies, tackle complex engineering challenges, and leave your mark on large-scale systems - all while staying at the forefront of technology.
This is a hybrid position.
What you'll do
Architect, design, and build high-performance, scalable backend systems.
Work with advanced algorithms, data structures & distributed computing.
Design and implement robust, secure APIs.
Use best practices to ensure flexibility, extensibility, and maintainability.
Develop SQL & NoSQL persistence solutions with optimal data modeling & performance.
Build and scale cloud-based infrastructures.
Requirements
What We’re Looking For:
7+ years of experience in Backend engineering
5 years Python experience or at least 2+ years of Python experience and 3+ years with Java /nodejs.
Proven experience working in an AI-assisted development environment, defining high-level technical goals and leveraging autonomous AI agents (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Devin-style tools) to execute multi-file implementations, while maintaining ownership of architecture, design decisions, code quality, and final validation.
Experience with Microservices, distributed processing & messaging.
Cloud expertise: AWS/, GCP/ Azure
Experience with NoSQL (MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Druid, Redis).