Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech, Django & AWS

Ottimate; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ottimate is seeking a Backend Engineer to contribute to new product efforts using Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS. You will help plan, build, and ship features, fix complex issues, and migrate modules to micro-services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You should have 3+ years of web backend experience, be proficient in Python and Django, and thrive in an early-stage startup environment. Fintech and accounting domain exposure are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience building web applications using modern software engineering practices.
• Proficient in Python and Django.
• Able to debug complex database performance issues.
• Think critically about both technical and user impact to improve the product.
• Proven track record of building scalable backends and communicating clearly.

Responsibilities

• Discuss, plan, build and test new features.
• Bring in learnings from previous roles to fintech innovations.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and stakeholders on UX.
• Triage and fix bugs, often directly with users.
• Manage code reviews via Pull Requests while ensuring unit tests and quality.
• Help migrate modules into independent micro-services.
• Work on features affecting tens of thousands of customers.

Skills

Python

Django

Web applications

DB performance

Agile

Communication

System design

Startup experience

Job description

Ottimate is seeking a Backend Engineer to contribute to new product efforts using Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS. You will help plan, build, and ship features, fix complex issues, and migrate modules to micro-services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You should have 3+ years of web backend experience, be proficient in Python and Django, and thrive in an early-stage startup environment. Fintech and accounting domain exposure are a plus.