Senior Backend Engineer (python)

Gong Gong · Enterprise · Tel Aviv, Israel · Engineering

Senior Backend Engineer responsible for designing and implementing scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs for Gong's AI-powered Revenue AI Operating System. The role involves end-to-end ownership of product initiatives, establishing engineering standards, and architecting systems to handle massive amounts of data, with a strong emphasis on Python and microservices architectures. Experience with AI-augmented software development tools is a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Leading the design and implementation of complex, scalable, and high-performance backend services and APIs.
  2. Taking end-to-end ownership of major product initiatives, from initial design to coordinating delivery across Backend, Frontend, and Product teams.
  3. Establishing and driving team-level best practices for code quality, testing strategies, and CI/CD processes.
  4. Architecting systems that handle massive amounts of external data, ensuring high availability and accuracy across diverse APIs and sources.
  5. Building the foundation of a new core product that directly influences how sales and marketing teams identify and reach their next customers.

Skills

Required

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in large-scale backend development
  • Python
  • cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
  • building scalable microservices architectures
  • Excellent communication skills
  • ability to articulate technical ideas clearly
  • collaborate effectively within a team environment

Nice to have

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Experience with AI-augmented software development (specifically using tools like Claude Code) to streamline backend workflows and enhance engineering productivity

What the JD emphasized

  • strong Python developer
  • Python