Python Developer

Dollar General Corporation; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General in Savannah, GA is seeking a Python Developer to own problems end-to-end—from strategic planning prototypes to critical production issues. The role offers a salary range of $95,000 to $143,000 and real influence over technology direction at Dollar General.

You will scale data pipelines with MongoDB, containerize apps with Django, and reinforce test coverage in JavaScript. Strong communication, mentorship, and prioritization under tight deadlines are essential to thrive in this

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Senior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb.
• Clear thinking under Savannah deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Keep Dollar General's Strategic Planning CI under ten minutes so Savannah, GA engineers stay in flow.
• Catch the MongoDB race conditions that surface under Savannah peak traffic.
• Reproduce the forward-thinking bug from the Savannah field report, then make it impossible again.
• Backfill JavaScript test coverage on the riskiest corners of Dollar General's codebase.
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with MongoDB.
• Keep JavaScript schemas backward-compatible so Dollar General never forces a breaking upgrade.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Django and MongoDB.

Skills

Selenium

Excellent communication

Senior judgment

Mentorship

Prioritization under deadlines

Growth mindset

Tools

Django

MongoDB

JavaScript

Job description

At Dollar General, the Python Developer owns the problem end to end, from the first Strategic Planning prototype to the 3 a.m. pager that never rings. This Python Developer opening rewards 7 years with more than $95,000 - $143,000 — it offers a real grip on the technology direction at Dollar General.

Key Responsibilities

• Keep Dollar General's Strategic Planning CI under ten minutes so Savannah, GA engineers stay in flow
• Catch the MongoDB race conditions that only surface under Savannah peak traffic
• Reproduce the forward-thinking bug from the Savannah field report, then make it impossible again
• Backfill JavaScript test coverage on the riskiest corners of Dollar General's codebase
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with MongoDB
• Keep JavaScript schemas backward-compatible so Dollar General never forces a breaking upgrade
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Django and MongoDB

What You'll Bring

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Senior-caliber judgment about when to escape and when to absorb
• Clear thinking under the kind of pressure Savannah, GA deadlines bring
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback
• Senior mastery of Selenium, validated by people who'd hire you again

There's a reason technology leaders keep calling Dollar General: this thoughtfully-bold Savannah, GA team simply refuses to ship anything mediocre. Our Savannah team would rather over-communicate than leave a teammate guessing at midnight.

Our $95,000 - $143,000 package travels with real mentorship, a growth ladder you can see, and the flexibility to clock in from Savannah or home.

This one is current, freshly dated, and very much hiring.