Backend Engineer (Django)

About This Role

Developing and maintaining the backend services and APIs for the company's systems is the primary focus of this engineering role. It involves integrating with various external partners and ensuring the overall performance and reliability of the systems. This position suits a backend developer with strong Python and Django experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build end-to-end backend services and APIs
• Integrate with external systems such as insurers, payment gateways, and other partners
• Ensure high observability, performance, and reliability across systems
• Write clean, reusable, and maintainable code with a focus on scalability
• Implement comprehensive test coverage and maintain code quality
• Manage database design, migrations, scripting, and administration

Requirements

• 2-8 years of experience in backend development
• Hands-on experience with low-level and high-level system design
• Proven experience building scalable, secure backend systems (APIs, middleware, caching)
• Proficiency in Python, Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and basic HTML/CSS
• Experience developing RESTful APIs
• Strong sense of ownership, problem-solving ability, and leadership qualities

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AWS or other major cloud platforms