Senior Backend Engineer

Job Summary

Seeking a full-time Senior Backend Engineer with deep Django expertise to design and scale core application systems remotely, focusing on backend architecture, API development, and performance optimization for tax workflows.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain core backend systems using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework
• Own application architecture for backend features, including API design and integrations
• Improve system reliability and operational readiness while mentoring other engineers and reviewing code

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience, particularly with Python and Django
• Deep understanding of Django architecture and strong experience with Django REST Framework
• Proficient in PostgreSQL, including schema design and query optimization
• Experience with asynchronous systems and background job processing
• Strong understanding of testing and reliability practices for backend systems