# Senior Backend Programmer \| Programmeur·euse Backend Sénior·e

## Details

- **Company:** [Behaviour Interactive](https://hitmarker.net/companies/behaviour-interactive.md)
- **Location:** Canada
- **Contract type:** Full Time
- **Level:** Senior \(5+ years\)
- **Tags:** Backend Development, Software Engineering
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Apply:** [View and apply on Hitmarker](https://hitmarker.net/jobs/behaviour-interactive-senior-backend-programmer-programmeur-euse-backend-senior-e-4695289)

## Description

Behaviour is looking for a Senior Backend Programmer to join our internal R&D team and help build the tools and services that production teams rely on every single day. In this role, you'll design systems that reduce time-to-production, empower developers across the studio, and run reliably at scale. The kind of behind-the-scenes work that quietly makes everything else possible.

If you enjoy solving backend problems, care deeply about clean architecture and want your code to have a studio-wide impact, we'd love to hear from you.

**In this role you will :** - Design, build, and maintain advanced backend services and operational systems;

- Define technical specifications and requirements before developing new features and services;

- Diagnose and resolve issues to improve application stability, code quality, and CI/CD pipeline robustness;

- Collaborate closely with other developers to deliver scalable, production-grade services;

- Develop, execute, and analyze functional to ensure performance and reliability.

**What we are looking for :** - Minimum of 5 years of backend development experience in Python;

- Strong, hands-on expertise in the AWS ecosystem, including services like Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, and CloudWatch;

- Solid grasp of REST APIs, WebSockets, and modern software architecture principles;

- Experience with Linux environments, server performance optimization, and secure client-server development;

- Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions;

- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK;
- Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance considerations.

**Dans ce rôle, tu devras :** - Concevoir, bâtir et maintenir des services backend avancés ainsi que des systèmes opérationnels;
- Définir les spécifications techniques et les exigences avant de développer de nouvelles fonctionnalités et services;
- Diagnostiquer et résoudre des problèmes afin d'améliorer la stabilité des applications, la qualité du code et la robustesse des pipelines CI/CD;
- Collaborer étroitement avec d'autres développeurs afin de livrer des services évolutifs, de qualité production;
- Développer, exécuter et analyser des tests fonctionnels afin d'assurer la performance et la fiabilité.

**Ce que nous recherchons :** - Minimum de 5 ans d'expérience en développement backend en Python;
- Expertise solide et pratique de l'écosystème AWS, incluant des services comme Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3 et CloudWatch;
- Solide compréhension des API REST, des WebSockets et des principes modernes d'architecture logicielle;
- Expérience avec les environnements Linux, l'optimisation de la performance des serveurs et le développement sécurisé client-serveur;
- Expérience avec les pratiques et outils CI/CD tels que GitLab Pipelines, Jenkins ou GitHub Actions;
- Expérience avec des outils d'infrastructure as code tels que Terraform, Pulumi ou CDK;
- Connaissance des bases de données relationnelles et NoSQL, incluant la modélisation des données et les considérations de performance.