Remote Senior Product Engineer - Python Backend Lead

Worky; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Worky is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer focused on backend Python to join our fully remote team (PST timezone). You will lead the design and development of web and mobile apps, with a strong emphasis on scalable Python backends and reusable APIs using Django or FastAPI.

Collaboration with product managers and designers is essential to delivering secure, high-performance solutions. You’ll also contribute to frontend tasks with React/React Native and apply AI-assisted workflows to boost

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development with strong backend Python
• Experience with Django or FastAPI and relational databases
• Frontend/mobile familiarity with React/React Native and JS/TS
• Comfort with AI tools to improve development workflows
• Strong communication and remote collaboration skills
• Product-minded with user-focused mindset
• Self-driven and proactive in a distributed startup environment

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of web and mobile applications
• Focus 70% backend in Python and 30% frontend tasks using React/React Native
• Architect scalable backend systems with Django or FastAPI
• Build robust APIs with high performance and security
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders from concept to deployment
• Optimize performance and handle data processing and system integrations
• Mentor junior developers and promote best practices
• Leverage AI tools to streamline development workflows

Skills

Python backend

Frontend awareness

AI/Automation

Problem solving

Communication

Product mindset

Team spirit

Tools

Python

Django/FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS

React

React Native

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

Job description

Worky is seeking a Senior Full-Stack Developer focused on backend Python to join our fully remote team (PST timezone). You will lead the design and development of web and mobile apps, with a strong emphasis on scalable Python backends and reusable APIs using Django or FastAPI.

Collaboration with product managers and designers is essential to delivering secure, high-performance solutions. You’ll also contribute to frontend tasks with React/React Native and apply AI-assisted workflows to boost