Backend Engineer II (Python/Django) — Remote in Japan

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken Engineering is hiring an Engineer II to advance server-side development in Python, Django, GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL. You’ll join a multi-discipline team delivering scalable solutions across energy domains.

You will own medium-sized engineering challenges, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across domains to improve performance, security, and testability while growing with the team.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and Django backend experience.
• Experience with GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with testing, observability, and debugging in large codebases.

Responsibilities

• Core Delivery: Solve complex domain modeling challenges in energy, write robust code in Python/Django/GraphQL.
• Code Quality & Testing: Create unit/integration/functional tests for happy path and edge cases.
• Problem Solving & Debugging: Debug production issues and learn from failures in a large codebase.
• Documentation: Write clear docs for new features to aid teammates and stakeholders.
• Collaboration: Share feedback respectfully and contribute to a growth-focused team culture.

Skills

Python & Django

Domain modeling

GraphQL

Writing robust software

Celery

PostgreSQL

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Kraken Engineering is hiring an Engineer II to advance server-side development in Python, Django, GraphQL, Celery, and PostgreSQL. You’ll join a multi-discipline team delivering scalable solutions across energy domains.

You will own medium-sized engineering challenges, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate across domains to improve performance, security, and testability while growing with the team.