Senior Django Backend Engineer - Remote & Autonomy

Nortal; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive USD salary

100% remote work

Paid time off & holidays

Sick leave

Annual credit

Team-building activities

Birthday off

Job summary

Nortal is seeking a Staff Django Backend Engineer to join our remote LATAM-oriented team working with US clients. You will own backend features in an existing Django application, investigate issues, implement robust APIs, and help evolve the platform with scalable services.

This is a hands-on role requiring autonomy, strong English communication, and the ability to collaborate across time zones during European working hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• Senior-level or above with a high degree of autonomy.
• Strong, hands-on Django experience is required.
• Availability to work full time during European working hours.
• Advanced English is required for US client work.

Responsibilities

• Take over and maintain an existing Django application.
• Investigate and fix bugs and perform ongoing maintenance.
• Design and develop new features within the application.
• Review code with the team for clarity and maintainability.
• Use AI tools to support onboarding, code review, and development.
• Participate in Nortal’s Technical Interviewer Program to help build the teams behind Nortal’s growth.

Skills

Django

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Job description

Nortal is seeking a Staff Django Backend Engineer to join our remote LATAM-oriented team working with US clients. You will own backend features in an existing Django application, investigate issues, implement robust APIs, and help evolve the platform with scalable services.

This is a hands-on role requiring autonomy, strong English communication, and the ability to collaborate across time zones during European working hours.