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# Senior Software Engineer (Backend - Python/Django)

- **Company:** Payward, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Computer Literacy, Django Web Framework, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Web Application Frameworks, Backend, Kubernetes, Graphql, Celery, Front End Software Development, Terraform
- **Published:** November 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/py9ste5mbg

## About the Role

* Senior Engineers have not only strong engineering skills, but the ability to make cross-team and organizational impacts.
 * Technical & Architectural Ownership: Build robust, fault-tolerant software using Python, Django, GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL. Apply deep architectural knowledge (e.g., separation of concerns, interfaces and refactoring practices like the Strangler Fig pattern or Chesterton's Fence) to solve complex domain modeling challenges.

## Description

* Leadership & Execution: Take on large milestones, driving their direction and cadence to consistently hit target dates while managing technical trade-offs.
 * Cross-Domain Bridge: Connect your team with related teams on cross-functional projects, quickly catching up on unfamiliar concepts and identifying critical points across domains.
 * Communication & Risk Management: Articulate technical points clearly across domains and to stakeholders at all levels of technical literacy using a "strong opinions, loosely held" approach.
 * Documentation & Standards: Set standards through your code and actions, ensure features and rollouts are thoroughly documented, and raise the engineering bar across the organization.
 * Mentorship: Sponsor and mentor engineers, helping them grow and reach the standards needed for promotion.

What You'll Bring To The Party

 * Python & Django (or equivalent web framework)
 * Domain modeling and architectural design
 * GraphQL
 * Writing robust and fault-tolerant software
 * Celery and async processing
 * PostgreSQL

️Bonus Points

 * AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes
 * Experience with one or more frontend frameworks