Senior Python Engineer

Globaldev Group; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days paid vacation

Flexible schedule

Impactful product decisions

Professional growth

Job summary

Globaldev Group is seeking a senior/staff Python/Django engineer to own our core Django service, bridging models and internal teams. You will design APIs, model data, define contracts, and keep performance high at scale. You will productionize research, mentor a junior engineer, and collaborate across the Algo Development team.

We welcome Senior and Staff levels with title aligned during process. The role involves working with Django, DRF, PostgreSQL, and enterprise authentication solutions,

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience with a focus on Python and production-grade services.
• Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF), including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting high-traffic services.

Responsibilities

• Build & scale Django services: design, deploy, and maintain high-load Django/DRF apps on PostgreSQL with robust API design and data modeling.
• Optimize PostgreSQL and manage Auth: index tuning, performance, TimescaleDB, PostGIS; implement OAuth/OIDC and federated SSO.
• Set up Wagtail CMS from scratch: architect partner and operator CMS with page models and media workflows.
• Productionize research & algorithms: wrap research models into production microservices with data contracts and observability.
• Guide architecture & mentor: lead code reviews and mentor a junior Python engineer.

Skills

Python

Django

DRF

Performance tuning

Mentoring

Education

Bachelors/Masters in CS/SE

Tools

PostgreSQL

TimescaleDB

PostGIS

OAuth/OIDC

SSO

Job description

Location: Armenia; Ukraine

In this role, you will take full ownership of our core Django service, which acts as the main bridge between our algorithmic models and internal teams. You’ll be responsible for API design, data modeling, cross-team data contracts, and maintaining high performance at scale. As part of the Algo Development team reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will also productionize research code and mentor a junior engineer. We are open to Senior and Staff levels, with the final title agreed upon during the process.

Requirements

• - Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• - 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience with a primary focus on Python and running production‑grade services (excluding internal tools, scripts, or prototype notebooks; Staff candidates are expected to have a longer track record).
• - Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF), including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting complex services (handling high‑traffic ORM N+1 queries, transaction boundaries, migrations under load, and custom querysets).

Responsibilities

• - Build & scale Django services: Design, deploy, and maintain high‑load Django and Django REST Framework applications on PostgreSQL, ensuring clean data modeling, robust API design, and schema consistency across multiple domains.
• - Optimize PostgreSQL & manage Auth: Analyze query execution plans, build effective indexes, and tune performance (including time‑series via TimescaleDB and spatial queries via PostGIS). Implement enterprise authentication solutions: OAuth/OIDC, federated SSO, token validation, and identity provider integrations.
• - Set up Wagtail CMS from scratch: Architect and build the partner and operator CMS ground‑up, defining page models, structured content, media workflows, and the authoring interface.
• - Productionize research & algorithms: Wrap research models into production microservices with strict data contracts, model versioning, reliable REST endpoints, and complete observability.
• - Guide architecture & mentor: Lead code reviews, define foundational architecture patterns, and mentor a junior Python engineer to elevate team standards.

Benefits

• - 20 days of paid vacation, 5 sick days.
• - Flexible schedule with a high level of autonomy.
• - Opportunity to influence product and technical decisions.
• - Professional growth and learning opportunities.
• - Comfortable working environment with a supportive team.