Senior Backend Engineer - Python / Django

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Requirements:

• Proven experience building a major product or feature from scratch at scale for a large public facing web application.
• Advanced proficiency with Python and Django.
• Solid database skills in a relational database (i.e., PostgresSQL, MySQL, etc.).
• Experience with Elasticsearch a plus.
• Experience in developing RESTful APIs.
• Strong unit test and debugging skills.
• Experience incrementally rolling out new features, components or refactors without blocking the rest of the team, and iterating upon and maintaining live products.
• Strong project management skills; able to organize, adhere to process, and execute projects across disciplines and by deadline.
• Excellent communication skills; you can articulate clearly, thoroughly, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortability with the entire development life cycle (inception to release) in an Agile environment.
• Collaborative, engaged, and adaptable; you are comfortable joining a team with a large, mature codebase with established engineering processes.
• Flexible and proactive, you’re able to shift gears quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with Javascript/React a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with product, marketing, business intelligence, and design teams to develop new product features and enhancements.
• Design engineering plans to meet the requirements of the product or goal.
• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python code.
• Contribute to and influence the overall backend architecture decisions.
• Work closely with product, marketing, and customer service to translate customer feedback into successful features and tools.
• Collaborate with backend engineers outside your feature team to maintain shared code and infrastructure.
• Coordinate with frontend engineers to provide a cohesive experience.
• Use both technical and relational skills to lead large scale projects to completion.
• Collaborate, mentor, and learn with a high-performing team of engineers.