Senior Python Django Engineer — Remote API Lead

Paycom - ATS; North Little Rock (AR); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Benefits

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Wellness Programs

Professional Development Reimbursement

PTO and holidays

Volunteer days

401k match

Job summary

ATG Data Solutions seeks an experienced senior backend developer to build scalable web apps and APIs using Python Django. You will design data models, integrate with front-end teams, and lead code reviews to ensure quality. The role requires strong PostgreSQL knowledge, RESTful APIs, and experience with Celery, Docker, and GitHub Actions.

Hybrid/remote in the US with growth opportunities. You will mentor teammates, document requirements, and drive agile planning, while delivering secure,

Qualifications

• 5 - 10+ years experience designing appropriate software architecture.
• Extensive experience building web apps and APIs using Python Django.
• Detail oriented with understanding of business processes & data.
• Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and Django Rest Framework.
• Experience with integrations via APIs, performance tuning, caching, queues, logging.
• Experience with Celery and Flower for background jobs.
• Experience with auth, social auth, MFA.
• Experience with GitHub or similar and branching.
• Experience deploying with CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions.
• Experience building and deploying Docker containers.
• Experience with observability and telemetry tools.
• Effective communication to identify priorities and blockers.
• Root cause diagnosis and stable resolutions; mentor teammates.
• Document requirements and estimate work; plan project timelines (agile, waterfall, hybrid).
• Vue 3, BI Platforms, Data Analytics, ML/AI.

Responsibilities

• Design APIs, datamodels and backend components to fit project needs.
• Collaborate with Product Owner and frontend developers on API design.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure quality and share knowledge.
• Build scalable web apps and SaaS backends for various client needs.
• Mentor less experienced team members and document requirements.
• Plan timelines and manage agile/waterfall/hybrid projects.
• Implement secure authentication and observability practices.

Skills

Python Django

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Django Rest Framework

GitHub Actions

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Auth / MFA

Code reviews

Agile / Planning

Vue 3

Observability / Telemetry

Mentoring

Tools

Celery

Flower

Docker

GitHub

Django

Job description

ATG Data Solutions seeks an experienced senior backend developer to build scalable web apps and APIs using Python Django. You will design data models, integrate with front-end teams, and lead code reviews to ensure quality. The role requires strong PostgreSQL knowledge, RESTful APIs, and experience with Celery, Docker, and GitHub Actions.

Hybrid/remote in the US with growth opportunities. You will mentor teammates, document requirements, and drive agile planning, while delivering secure,