Senior Python Backend Developer – Django, FastAPI

FlyFlat

Senior Python Backend Developer leading development using Django and FastAPI at Ascend. Architecting scalable solutions and optimizing cloud infrastructure for a membership-based travel concierge service.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $3,500 - $4,500 per monthWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDjangoPostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead development of features using Django and FastAPI
Architect and implement scalable web applications
Establish technical standards for our Python codebase, including standards for AI-assisted contributions
Optimize our cloud infrastructure (Railway, with selective AWS usage)
Build and maintain the AI tooling, prompts, and skills the engineering team relies on day-to-day, and treat that work as a real engineering deliverable rather than a side project
Help define the company-wide policies, guardrails, and enablement that let teams across Ascend use AI tools effectively without creating IP, security, or data-handling risk
Mentor developers, conduct thorough code reviews, and help raise the bar for how we evaluate AI-assisted work
Collaborate with product managers and designers
Implement testing and evaluation strategies, including for workflows that involve AI in the loop
Evaluate new technologies, AI and otherwise, to enhance our tech stack

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of Python web development experience
Strong proficiency with Django and FastAPI frameworks
Expert knowledge of web development best practices
Experience with PostgreSQL and ORM frameworks
Solid understanding of front-end technologies
Advanced Git skills and collaborative workflows
Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD
Demonstrable experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot) on production work, with sound judgment about when AI output needs more scrutiny or rework
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
Ability to balance technical excellence with business needs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Lead development of features using Django and FastAPI
Architect and implement scalable web applications
Establish technical standards for our Python codebase, including standards for AI-assisted contributions
Optimize our cloud infrastructure (Railway, with selective AWS usage)
Build and maintain the AI tooling, prompts, and skills the engineering team relies on day-to-day, and treat that work as a real engineering deliverable rather than a side project
Help define the company-wide policies, guardrails, and enablement that let teams across Ascend use AI tools effectively without creating IP, security, or data-handling risk
Mentor developers, conduct thorough code reviews, and help raise the bar for how we evaluate AI-assisted work
Collaborate with product managers and designers
Implement testing and evaluation strategies, including for workflows that involve AI in the loop
Evaluate new technologies, AI and otherwise, to enhance our tech stack 🎯 Requirements
5+ years of Python web development experience
Strong proficiency with Django and FastAPI frameworks
Expert knowledge of web development best practices
Experience with PostgreSQL and ORM frameworks
Solid understanding of front-end technologies
Advanced Git skills and collaborative workflows
Experience with Agile methodologies and CI/CD
Demonstrable experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot) on production work, with sound judgment about when AI output needs more scrutiny or rework
Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjangoFastAPIPostgreSQLORM frameworksAI coding assistantsGitAgile methodologiesCI/CDweb development best practices

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcommunicationmentoringcollaborationtechnical excellencebusiness needs