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Note: To be considered as a candidate for this role you must be based near Brisbane or Sydney and able to work from our office at least 1 day per week.

Who We Are

At Deckard Technologies, we’re not your typical GovTech company. We’re a global data company helping local governments solve real-world property challenges such as boosting tax collection and improving compliance with cutting-edge tech.

With patented processes, intuitive AI, and over 400 jurisdictions trusting our platform, we’re transforming the way cities and counties manage the places people call home.

We’re a passionate team spread across the US, Colombia, and Australia, united by our love of smart data and practical impact. When you join Deckard, you’re stepping into a collaborative, down-to-earth, and ideas-first culture where your voice matters and your work genuinely makes a difference.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Python skills and experience building services that handle large datasets. You’ll work on APIs and backend systems that power our property intelligence products, with a focus on performance, reliability, and clarity of design.

This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate across engineering, product, and data teams to build services that interact with complex datasets and distributed systems. You’ll have a strong influence on technical direction while staying deep in the code.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build and maintain backend APIs and services using Python, FastAPI, and GraphQL.
• Develop backend logic that interacts with large-scale data sources including ClickHouse and OpenSearch.
• Optimize queries and application performance in data-heavy environments.
• Work closely with data engineering teams to consume and serve high-volume, high-throughput datasets.
• Ship reliable, maintainable, well-tested code to production.
• Contribute to observability, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years of backend software engineering experience with Python.
• Strong experience designing and building APIs (REST or GraphQL).
• Comfortable working with large datasets and distributed databases (e.g. ClickHouse, Snowflake).
• Familiarity with search and indexing systems like Amazon OpenSearch or Elasticsearch.
• Solid SQL skills and understanding of query performance and cost implications.
• Experience working in AWS environments with containers and IaC tools.
• Clear thinking around system reliability, scalability, and operational impact.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GraphQL (Apollo or similar).
• Exposure to analytics-heavy platforms or geospatial systems.
• Familiarity with event-driven patterns or async workloads.
• Interest in property data, compliance tooling, or civic tech.

Why You’ll Want to Work Here

• Work on software that helps governments fund public services and catch fraud.
• Tackle meaningful engineering problems with real-world impact.
• Build and ship features without layers of red tape.
• Collaborate with a skilled team that values autonomy, focus, and clarity.
• Enjoy a hybrid work setup with flexibility and autonomy

If you're an experienced developer who cares about building fast, clean, reliable systems and you're ready to own meaningful pieces of a growing platform we’d love to hear from you.

Deckard Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. We value inclusion and are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.