Build and own Django REST applications that handle high-throughput, data-intensive workloads
Design Celery task architectures that process millions of background jobs without dropping data
Optimize PostgreSQL at scale - query tuning, index strategy, connection pooling, partitioning
Make architectural decisions that scale from millions to billions of operations
Contribute to platform-wide standards that make the entire engineering team faster and more reliable
Review code with depth - catch race conditions, N+1 queries, and architectural anti-patterns before they hit production
Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
Drive engineering excellence: TDD, linting, test coverage enforcement, CI/CD optimization
Build systems you can debug at 3am - instrument everything, create actionable alerts, and fix root causes, not symptoms

Requirements

7+ years shipping Python in production environments
Django REST Framework is second nature
Deep PostgreSQL expertise - query optimization, indexing strategies, replication, partitioning
Celery at scale - task queue architecture, worker optimization, monitoring, and failure handling in high-volume environments
API craft - REST design, OpenAPI/DRF Spectacular, versioning strategies, backward compatibility
DevOps fluency - Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Observability mindset - Sentry, Datadog, Grafana
Leadership through code - mentoring experience, code review culture, technical decision-making that the team trusts
Bonus: Experience with ClickHouse or analytical databases
Bonus: AI/ML backend systems (LLM APIs, vector databases)
Bonus: MarTech or SEO domain knowledge

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQLCeleryAPI designDevOpsDockerKubernetesTDDCI/CD

Soft Skills

mentoringcode reviewtechnical decision-makingengineering excellencecollaboration