.Lead Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

7+ years of experience with Python 3 and Django REST Framework Prior experience mentoring engineers or acting as a tech lead Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade REST APIs Strong experience with PostgreSQL in production environments Experience with Celery or equivalent task queue systems Strong testing discipline (pytest, coverage, Flake8, Black, Isort) Familiarity with Docker Compose and modern CI/CD pipelines Experience working with Sentry, Datadog, and Grafana Excellent communication skills

Lead backend development for the product team Translate product objectives into technical plans Build and maintain scalable Django REST applications and APIs Oversee background task processing with Celery Contribute to architecture design Mentor and lead engineers Partner with cross-functional teams Implement strong engineering practices Monitor and optimize systems Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks