Senior Backend Engineer — Django, Production-minded, Remote

Optery, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optery, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote team working with the founders on product and technical direction. The role centers on Python and Django with light front-end work when useful.

You will own features end-to-end and ensure production readiness a week after shipping. The position welcomes candidates based in Latin America and emphasizes async collaboration across time zones and strong written communication.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building production web applications.
• 3+ years with Python and Django.
• Working knowledge of CS fundamentals: data structures, concurrency, SQL, system design.
• Strong written communication; comfortable working async across time zones.
• Self-direction and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Develop features for the Django backend powering the consumer dashboard and the B2B platform.
• Improve performance and reliability in Celery and RabbitMQ pipelines.
• Integrate with third-party services like Stripe and WorkOS SSO.
• Conduct code reviews and collaborate with a small backend team of senior engineers.

Skills

Python

Django

Async communication

Distributed systems

Tools

Celery

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Optery, Inc. is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fully remote team working with the founders on product and technical direction. The role centers on Python and Django with light front-end work when useful.

You will own features end-to-end and ensure production readiness a week after shipping. The position welcomes candidates based in Latin America and emphasizes async collaboration across time zones and strong written communication.