Senior Python Engineer

• Build & scale Django services: Design, deploy, and maintain high-load Django and Django REST Framework applications on PostgreSQL, ensuring clean data modeling, robust API design, and schema consistency across multiple domains
• Optimize PostgreSQL & manage Auth: Analyze query execution plans, build effective indexes, and tune performance (including time-series via TimescaleDB and spatial queries via PostGIS). Implement enterprise authentication solutions: OAuth/OIDC, federated SSO, token validation, and identity provider integrations
• Set up Wagtail CMS from scratch: Architect and build the partner and operator CMS ground-up, defining page models, structured content, media workflows, and the authoring interface
• Productionize research & algorithms: Wrap research models into production microservices with strict data contracts, model versioning, reliable REST endpoints, and complete observability
• Guide architecture & mentor: Lead code reviews, define foundational architecture patterns, and mentor a junior Python engineer to elevate team standards

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience with a primary focus on Python and running production-grade services (excluding internal tools, scripts, or prototype notebooks; Staff candidates are expected to have a longer track record)
• Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF), including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting complex services (handling high-traffic ORM N+1 queries, transaction boundaries, migrations under load, and custom querysets)

• 20 days of paid vacation, 5 sick days
• Flexible schedule with a high level of autonomy
• Opportunity to influence product and technical decisions
• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• Comfortable working environment with a supportive team

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