Python Django Developer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure and scalable back-end APIs using containerized Django apps and Python.
• Contribute to backend architecture decisions and product infrastructure planning.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, scalability, and security in a cloud-native environment.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, and fellow developers to define project requirements and features meant to cover business needs.
• Lead code reviews, automated testing, and continuous deployment workflows, providing constructive feedback to maintain high code quality and adhere to best practices.
• Mentor other engineers on this matter.
• Lead the continuous improvement of best practices, introducing the latest industry standards.
• Manage and integrate relational databases, ensuring consistency, scalability, and performance (currently using PostgreSQL).
• Think beyond the code and about our users and customers, understand their needs, and define solutions with the team.
  

Requirements

• Advanced proficiency in Python, hands-on experience with Django is a plus.
• 7+ years of experience in Backend development or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation.
• Solid and proficient expertise in relational database design and optimization, especially PostgreSQL.
• Experience working in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficient in Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Awareness of security, scalability, and maintainability best practices in software design.
• Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Amazon Elastic Container Service).
• Experience working with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.
• A strong advocate for unit testing, thorough documentation, and maintaining high standards of code quality.
• Proven ability to work independently and remotely.
• Working fluency in English.
• Startup mindset: initiative, proactive attitude.
• Interested to learn fast about Cloud Security.