About the Company

Lateral stands for technology excellence.

We re a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses. A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.

Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.

We do things differently at Lateral

Our mission is simple: design and build great products.
What sets us apart isn t just the talent of our team - it s the way we work:

We Have A Bias For Action & Results.

We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what s around the corner and take action. We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves.

We Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality

Discipline is our edge - a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.
We Care Deeply.

We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.

Every detail matters. Every design, every line of code, every decision. Thoughtful by default.
We Do Things Right - Because It s the Right Thing to Do

Right over easy. Integrity isn t up for negotiation. We hold the bar high even when no one s watching. We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way.

We Keep Improving

The best teams keep improving and we re never done learning.

We iterate. We reflect on what s working and what s not. Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly. Progress over perfection.

We re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto

We don t chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum. We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around.

We Take Ownership
Everyone leads something here. You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute. That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through.

What You ll Do

As a Senior Backend & Cloud Infra. Engineer at Lateral you will:

• Build and maintain reliable, scalable backend systems with a focus on Python, AWS, and cloud-native infrastructure.

• Design and implement APIs and batch processing jobs that serve real-world products.

• Help architect and evolve cloud infrastructure (primarily on AWS) for availability, observability, and cost-efficiency.

• Write clean, well-tested code that s easy to understand, easy to debug, and built to last.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including ML, and product to ship high-impact features and systems.

• Automate away repetitive tasks and eliminate bottlenecks with thoughtful scripting and service design.

• Support infrastructure-as-code efforts and deployment pipelines (Terraform, CDK, etc.)

• Work closely with senior engineers to make thoughtful trade-offs around performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.

• Own features from spec to production, with the autonomy and support to do great wo

What We re Looking For

We re looking for backend engineers who love building clean, reliable systems and enjoy solving real problems with real code. You ll thrive in this role if you bring:

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering

• Strong proficiency in Python for building APIs, services, or batch processing jobs

• Solid experience with AWS services (e.g. ECS, S3, RDS, SQS, Lambda etc.)

• Proficiency in SQL Databases (Postgres)

• Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)

• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)

• Strong grasp of software design principles, API development and batch job design and data processing in Python

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment practices

• Comfort owning systems end-to-end: from design to deployment to monitoring

• A quality mindset - you value clean code, good documentation, and thoughtful testing

• Clear communication, async collaboration skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving
  

Bonus points for:

• Experience with DICOM specific frameworks (PyDICOM, SimpleITK, OsiriX, OHIF, Orthanc)

• Prior work in performance-sensitive or highly reliable systems

• Contributions to internal tooling, observability, or deployment automation

• Familiarity with security best practices for cloud and backend services

• Experience working with sensitive data, such as Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or Protected Health Information (PHI), in a regulated industry (e.g., healthcare, finance).

Why You ll Love Working Here

• Real Impact: You ll work on meaningful products that make a measurable difference - from healthcare and commerce to sustainability and next-gen tech.
  

• Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you re most productive - whether that s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We re a remote-first company, but if you re near an office, you re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly.
  
  We prioritize async collaboration, respect your time zone, and focus on outcomes over hours.
  

• An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No egos. No politics. Just professionals doing their best work.
  

• Growth: You ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace
  

• A Culture of Excellence: We care deeply about doing the right thing - for our clients, our team, and ourselves. No burnout. No crunch. Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
  

• Variety & Stability: We re profitable, independent, and over a decade strong. Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. You ll never be bored here.

This Role Might Not Be for You

We want to respect your time by being clear about what this role isn t. You should skip this opportunity if:

• You prefer well defined structure. If you gravitate towards a clear hierarchy, well defined roles and swim lanes, you may find our self-managed style challenging.
  

• Distributed work isn t your thing. If you find async communication, design documentation and being proactive without a manager nearby difficult, our setup won t suit you.
  

• Feedback doesn't excite you. We re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. That means we give feedback that s sometimes nitpicky. If refining the work until it s excellent feels over the top, you are likely going to find working here frustrating.
  

• Change makes you uncomfortable. We re scaling and maturing. That means not everything is perfect yet. Priorities shift. Processes evolve. If ambiguity is uncomfortable, this may feel bumpy.
  

However, If this sounds like fuel, we d love to talk!

How to apply and what to expect in the interview process

Our hiring process is structured as a sequence of steps. Moving forward is based on how well the previous step goes. This helps us stay focused, fair, and respectful of everyone s time.

We will always:

• Let you know clearly what the next step is

• Share updates and feedback wherever possible

• Invite questions if anything feels unclear

Not everyone progresses through every stage. That doesn t mean you re not great at what you do. Sometimes it s about timing, team fit, or simply what we re looking for at the moment.