Search Atlas: Lead Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

CloudDevs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 50,220 - 61,380; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 Days Paid Time Off

Christmas Day Paid Off

New Year’s Day Paid Off

Job summary

CloudDevs is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer for a fully remote position to guide the technical direction of their core product team. This role combines technical expertise with leadership. You'll serve as the key backend engineer, mentoring others and ensuring performance and maintainability.

The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience with Python and Django REST Framework, alongside strong communication skills. Enjoy competitive pay and benefits with a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with Python 3 and Django REST Framework.
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or acting as a tech lead.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining production-grade REST APIs.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL in production environments.
• Experience with Celery or equivalent.
• Familiarity with Docker Compose and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Sentry, Datadog, and Grafana.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development for product team alignment.
• Translate product objectives into technical plans.
• Build and maintain scalable Django REST applications.
• Oversee background task processing with Celery.
• Contribute to architecture design for performance.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews.
• Partner with cross-functional teams for reliable features.
• Implement strong engineering practices including TDD.
• Monitor and optimize systems using observability tools.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Python 3

Django REST Framework

Mentoring

PostgreSQL

Celery

Docker Compose

CI/CD Pipelines

Sentry

Datadog

Grafana

Job description

• Fully Remote- work from anywhere
• Timezone- GMT+1 or CST
• Please upload your resume in English

Hi, we’re Search Atlas! We’re a rapidly growing SEO software company and full-service digital agency that helps websites improve their Google performance. From Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups, our clients trust us to drive results.

We’re hiring a Lead Backend Engineer to guide the technical direction of one of our core product teams within our SEO intelligence platform.

This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership and collaboration skills, you’ll be both a hands‑on engineer and a technical partner to the Product Manager and other key stakeholders.

You’ll act as the most senior backend engineer in the team, mentoring other developers, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring that our backend systems are performant, maintainable, and aligned with product goals.

We’re looking for someone who is technically excellent, people‑oriented, and proactive in leading by example.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend development for the product team, ensuring alignment with company-wide engineering standards.
• Translate product objectives into actionable technical plans and milestones.
• Build and maintain scalable Django REST applications and well‑documented APIs.
• Oversee efficient, fault‑tolerant background task processing with Celery.
• Contribute to architecture design to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Mentor and lead engineers through code reviews and promote a collaborative, high‑performing culture.
• Partner with Product, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams to deliver reliable end‑to‑end features.
• Implement strong engineering practices including TDD, linting, and test coverage enforcement.
• Monitor and optimize systems using Sentry, Datadog, and Grafana for observability and stability.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across applications, databases, and task queues.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience with Python 3 and Django REST Framework
• Prior experience mentoring engineers or acting as a tech lead on a product team
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining production‑grade REST APIs
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL in production environments
• Experience with Celery or equivalent task queue systems
• Familiarity with Docker Compose and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Sentry, Datadog, and Grafana for monitoring and observability
• Excellent communication skills, especially when working with cross‑functional teams

Salary & Benefits

• $4,500-$5,500 per month/depending on your location and skills/experience
• 15 Days Paid Time Off + Christmas Day + New Year’s Day Paid Off