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Backend Engineer

United States · Remote (country restricted)

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EmployerWEB
LocationUnited States
Work styleRemote (country restricted)
Employer posted11 Sep 2026

Who We Are

At Bluehost, we believe all small businesses deserve the opportunity to succeed online. Our mission is to give small businesses the confidence to think big. We're the all-in-one platform for small businesses to grow online with powerful simplicity, premium performance, smart tools and human support.

Why we're hiring for this role

To help scale the services behind Bluehost's core hosting products, systems supporting millions of small-business websites.You'llown backend features in Python, on Linux, backed by MySQL, with real say in how we modernize this platform, and real input on technical decisions. Perl and cPanel knowledgeisa plus,butnot a requirement.We'llhelp you build that context.

What You'll Do & How You'll Make Your Mark

Design, build, andmaintainbackend services and internal APIs in Python, with ownership over the features you ship

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Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based production systems, including performance tuning and root-cause investigation

Write,optimize, andmaintainMySQL queries and schemas against high-traffic, production-scale data

Use AIacross the delivery lifecycle — development, debugging, tests, and working through unfamiliar code — and review what it generates before it ships, checking provenance and licensing of generated snippets

Ship reliable, well-tested features in partnership with senior engineers and cross-functional teams

Work across both legacy and modern codebases, including Perl-based components where applicable, contributing to their gradual modernization

Weighin on technical design decisions and help shape how legacy systems get modernized, rather than just executing tickets

Ownproduction troubleshooting and carry on-call rotation as needed, learning incident response practices along the way

Who You Are & What You'll Need to Succeed

3-5 years of backend development experience

Strong working knowledge of Python and Linux systems administration

Solid MySQL experience: writing queries, designing schemas, and diagnosing performance issues

AI-augmented delivery: you useAIacross the delivery lifecycle, not just code generation, and can say which models suit which problems and where youdon'tuse them. You review AI-generated code knowing its failure modes, and you work within clear boundaries for what customer data enters a prompt and what a security or compliance review will ask for.

Experience working in a collaborative, Agile development environment with real sprint and release discipline

Demonstrated troubleshooting instincts and ownership of production issues under pressure, including as a front-line responder

Bonus: familiarity with Perl andwithcPanel environmentsisbeneficial but notrequired

Why You'll Love Us

Work-life balance.Meaningful work, balanced by a culture that respects your time.

A culture of belonging.We celebrate what makes each of us different, with 20+ affinity groups connecting employees globally.

We care about you.Excellent Health, HSA, Dental, Vision, Matching 401K, Life/AD&D/STD/LTD, Tuition Reimbursement, Pet Insurance, and generous PTO.

Where can we take you?Mentorship, new challenges, and real career growth. Unfold new possibilities #OTOD!

Employment with Newfold Digital is at-will and nothing in this Job Description should be interpreted or construed to alter the at-will employment relationship.

This Job Description includes the essential job functions required to perform the job described above, as well as additional duties and responsibilities. This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee performing this job may be required to perform. The Company reserves the right to revise the Job Description at any time, and to require the employee to perform functions in addition to those listed above.

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