Senior Django Developer

SKYCATCHFIRE; Canton (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-funded medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Unlimited paid time off

Extended personal leave options

Annual profit sharing

401K with Safe Harbor Matching up to 4%

Flexible start times, location options, and workspace allowance

Job summary

SKYCATCHFIRE in Canton, Ohio is looking for backend architects to transform complex business processes into scalable systems. Ideal candidates will excel in Django development, Python, and API design, contributing to robust backend solutions.

The role offers a stable work environment with benefits including company-funded health insurance, unlimited paid time off, and a 401K with matching. Join us to help businesses grow through powerful software systems.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Django development with deep understanding of the ORM.
• Strong background in Python and API design.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale applications.
• Excellence in database design and optimization.
• Clear written communicator that prefers emails to meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust backends that power business transformation.
• Create sophisticated data models that reflect complex business rules.
• Develop reliable integrations between modern and legacy systems.
• Build powerful APIs that connect disparate business systems.
• Implement secure, scalable solutions for business-critical operations.

Skills

Django development

Python

API design

AI tools

Database design

Data modeling

Communication

Job description

Transform spreadsheet chaos into elegant data models that actually make sense. We need backend architects who can decode complex business processes and build systems that scale effortlessly.

We transform successful businesses by turning their proven processes into powerful software systems. We're looking for developers who take pride in crafting solutions that help these businesses grow.

Key Qualities

• Find satisfaction in designing systems that bring order to complex business operations?
• Take pride in building robust architectures that scale reliably?
• Excel at modeling complex business processes into elegant data structures?
• Enjoy deeply understanding business problems before crafting solutions?
• Someone who enjoys mastering your tools and continuously improving?
• Detail-oriented with an eye for systematic approaches?
• Comfortable owning projects from start to finish?
• Drawn to building solutions that create order from complexity?

Day-to-Day

• Design and build robust backends that power business transformation
• Create sophisticated data models that reflect complex business rules
• Develop reliable integrations between modern and legacy systems
• Build powerful APIs that connect disparate business systems
• Implement secure, scalable solutions for business-critical operations

Experience Required

• Expert-level Django development with deep understanding of the ORM
• Strong background in Python and API design
• Reflexive use of all types of AI tools to work faster and smarter
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale applications
• Excellence in database design and optimization
• Understanding of complex data modeling and migrations
• Clear written communicator that prefers emails to meetings
• Portfolio showing systematic, well-structured work

Bonus Points

• Experience building AI-powered tools (RAG, LLM, etc.)
• Experience building ERP/CRM systems
• React/Next.js familiarity
• Business process automation experience
• Data integration and ETL knowledge

The Environment

• Stable, focused work environment
• Protected development time
• Regular, predictable schedule
• Email > meetings

Benefits

• Company-funded medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Unlimited paid time off
• Extended personal leave options
• Annual profit sharing
• 401K with Safe Harbor Matching up to 4%
• Flexible start times, location options, and workspace allowance