Senior Python Backend Developer

5+ years of experience in building, delivering, enhancing, and maintaining APIs consumed by multiple systems using Python-based frameworks like Fast API and Django Experience building scalable, high performance backends served to hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users Significant experience in data caching and caching strategies Experience with asynchronous data retrieval and processing Experience working with relational databases, ORMs, and SQL Experience with query tuning and optimization Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines Proficient in system monitoring and telemetry Ability to translate business goals and requirements into technical solutions Demonstrated success within high-performance teams where cross-functional collaboration is valued Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Develop The Motley Fool’s investing microservices Build systems and data vital to investing products, websites, tools, and subscribers Integrate with various third-party providers and tools Ensure critical data remains fresh, accurate, and highly available with failover capabilities Collaborate with the product owner and project manager to define work, value, and acceptance criteria Partner with multiple in-house teams and external providers to launch customer-facing solutions Utilize AI tools like Claude or GitHub Copilot to support the team Review code and be part of an on-call rotation