(1618) Staff Django Backend Engineer

Nortal; São Paulo; Remote; BRL 487,000 - 811,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive USD salary

Fully remote work

Paid time off & holidays

Sick leave

Annual credit for perks

Team-building activities

Birthday off

Job summary

Nortal is seeking a Staff Django Backend Engineer to join our remote LATAM team. You will maintain and extend an existing Django application, fix bugs, and develop new features while collaborating with cross‑functional teams and using AI tools to assist onboarding and development.

The role requires senior-level experience, autonomy, and advanced English for interactions with US clients. You will work full time, aligned with European hours, from Brazil (São Paulo) or other LATAM locations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• Senior-level experience or above with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong, hands-on Django experience is required.
• Availability to work full time, eight hours per day, during European working hours.
• Advanced English is required for this role with US clients.

Responsibilities

• Take over and maintain an existing Django application, building on knowledge shared during the transition.
• Investigate and fix bugs, and contribute to ongoing application maintenance.
• Design and develop new features within the existing application.
• Work with the team to review code and deliver changes that are clear and maintainable.
• Use AI tools to support onboarding, code review, and development while keeping code reviewable.
• Take part in Nortal’s Technical Interviewer Program, conducting technical interviews for your account and other accounts.

Skills

Django

Autonomy

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Job description

Join Nortal for your next big adventure. We are seeking a Staff Django Backend Engineer to join our team, grow with us, and teach us a few things along the way.

Why join Nortal

• Say Goodbye to Micromanagement: We champion autonomy, open communication, and respect for diversity as our core values.
• Outcomes Over Hours: We believe in a work model focused on impact, providing you with the flexibility to balance your professional success with your personal well-being.
• Vibrant Community: Join our close-knit LATAM remote team and connect through tech talks, virtual coffee breaks, and team-building activities.
• Support from Day One: Our People Care team is here to support you throughout your journey, from wellness check-ins to professional growth.

Our benefits

• Competitive USD salary.
• 100% remote work: While you can work from anywhere, you're always welcome to connect with teammates and grow your network at our coworking spaces across LATAM.
• Paid time off & national holidays: Take the time you need according to your country’s regulations while receiving your full salary.
• Sick leave: Focus on your health without stress. Take the necessary time to recover and feel better.
• Annual credit: Spend it on the perks you love to enhance your work-life balance.
• Team-building activities: Join us for coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings to bond with your Nortal family and feel part of our vibrant community.
• Birthday off: Enjoy an extra day off during your birthday week to celebrate in style with friends and family.

About The Project

Join a team maintaining and evolving an existing Django application. You'll help ensure continuity while addressing bugs, maintaining the application, and delivering new functionality.

This is a hands‑on role for an engineer who can work autonomously, collaborate with the team, and use AI tools thoughtfully to support onboarding and development.

What You’ll Do

• Take over and maintain an existing Django application, building on knowledge shared during the transition.
• Investigate and fix bugs, and contribute to ongoing application maintenance.
• Design and develop new features within the existing application.
• Work with the team to review code and deliver changes that are clear, maintainable, and appropriate for the application.
• Use AI tools to support onboarding, code review, and development while taking ownership of the work and keeping generated code focused and reviewable.
• Take part in Nortal’s Technical Interviewer Program, conducting technical interviews for your account and other accounts to help build the teams behind Nortal’s growth.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• Senior-level experience or above, with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong, hands‑on Django experience is required.
• Availability to work full time, eight hours per day, during European working hours.
• A thoughtful approach to AI-assisted development, using it to support your work without generating large volumes of code that require extensive team review.
• Advanced English is required for this role as you will work with US clients. Effective communication in English is essential to delivering the best solutions to our clients and expanding your horizons.

Global Impact, Local Culture

For over 25 years, we’ve been shaping digital transformation, delivering complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations. Today, we are at the forefront of an AI-driven transformation era, helping organizations turn data into real business value. By combining deep domain expertise with data and AI, we design solutions that create immediate impact while scaling for the future.

We believe complexity doesn’t have to mean complicated, and that the best solutions are those that work in the real world, not just on paper. That’s why our clients trust us with their most ambitious, business-critical initiatives.