Django Tech Lead

About This Role

This engineering leadership role involves guiding the creation of web applications built with Django and React. The Tech Lead designs, develops, and successfully deploys web applications, providing architectural guidance for customer requirements using React for the frontend and Django RESTful APIs for the backend. The position suits an experienced Django developer ready to lead a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of web applications using Django
• Design, develop, and implement RESTful APIs
• Oversee the production deployment process, including CI/CD pipelines
• Manage database systems, specifically SQL Server
• Configure and manage web servers (IIS)
• Apply knowledge of React.js
• Ensure application security and implement best practices
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the development team
• Collaborate with project managers and stakeholders to define project scope and deliverables
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Django and Python
• Proven track record of designing and implementing RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server and ORM (Object-Relational Mapping)
• Experience with IIS and production deployment in a production environment
• Experience working in React Django projects
• Experience working in AWS
• Strong understanding of web security principles
• Excellent leadership and project management skills
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
• Effective communication and collaboration skills
• Knowledge in data extraction from different forms of documents through local LLMs
• Experience in developing chatbots using Python