Python engineer for high-load services

Globaldev Group; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days paid vacation

5 sick days

Flexible schedule

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Globaldev Group is seeking a Senior/Staff Django Engineer to take full ownership of our core Django services. You will design robust APIs, model data effectively, and ensure high performance at scale.

You will productionize research code, mentor a junior Python engineer, and collaborate with cross-functional teams under the Engineering Manager. Final title will be decided during the process.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial software engineering with a primary focus on Python and production-grade services.
• Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF), including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting complex services.

Responsibilities

• Build & scale Django services: design, deploy, and maintain high-load Django/DRF apps on PostgreSQL.
• Optimize PostgreSQL & manage Auth: indexing, query tuning, and TimescaleDB/PostGIS usage.
• Implement enterprise authentication solutions: OAuth/OIDC and SSO integrations.
• Set up Wagtail CMS from scratch: define models, content workflows, and authoring interfaces.
• Productionize research & algorithms: wrap models into production microservices with contracts and observability.
• Guide architecture & mentor: lead code reviews and mentor junior Python engineers.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

Performance tuning

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS

Tools

Django REST Framework

PostgreSQL

TimescaleDB

PostGIS

Wagtail CMS

Job description

Описание:

In this role, you will take full ownership of our core Django service, which acts as the main bridge between our algorithmic models and internal teams. You'll be responsible for API design, data modeling, cross-team data contracts, and maintaining high performance at scale. As part of the Algo Development team reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will also productionize research code and mentor a junior engineer. We are open to Senior and Staff levels, with the final title agreed upon during the process.

Задачи:

• Build & scale Django services: Design, deploy, and maintain high-load Django and Django REST Framework applications on PostgreSQL, ensuring clean data modeling, robust API design, and schema consistency across multiple domains
• Optimize PostgreSQL & manage Auth: Analyze query execution plans, build effective indexes, and tune performance (including time-series via TimescaleDB and spatial queries via PostGIS).
• Implement enterprise authentication solutions: OAuth/OIDC, federated SSO, token validation, and identity provider integrations
• Set up Wagtail CMS from scratch: Architect and build the partner and operator CMS ground-up, defining page models, structured content, media workflows, and the authoring interface
• Productionize research & algorithms: Wrap research models into production microservices with strict data contracts, model versioning, reliable REST endpoints, and complete observability
• Guide architecture & mentor: Lead code reviews, define foundational architecture patterns, and mentor a junior Python engineer to elevate team standards

Требования:

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience with a primary focus on Python and running production-grade services (excluding internal tools, scripts, or prototype notebooks; Staff candidates are expected to have a longer track record) Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF), including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting complex services (handling high-traffic ORM N+1 queries, transaction boundaries, migrations under load, and custom querysets)

Условия:

• 20 days of paid vacation,
• 5 sick days
• Flexible schedule with a high level of autonomy
• Opportunity to influence product and technical decisions
• Professional growth and learning opportunities
• Comfortable working environment with a supportive team