SquareShift - Python/Django Developer - PostgreSQL

Python Backend Developer :

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic software engineer expert in Python and Django, who thrives at the intersection of development, security, and community, to join our team as a Python backend developer.

Responsibilities :

- Contribute to backend architecture decisions and product infrastructure planning.

- Optimize system performance, reliability, scalability, and security in a cloud-native environment.

- Collaborate with product owners, designers, and fellow developers to define project requirements and features meant to cover business needs.

- Lead code reviews, automated testing, and continuous deployment workflows, providing constructive feedback to maintain high code quality and adhere to best practices.

- Mentor other engineers on this matter.

- Lead the continuous improvement of best practices, introducing the latest industry standards.

- Manage and integrate relational databases, ensuring consistency, scalability, and performance (currently using PostgreSQL).

- Think beyond the code and about our users and customers, understand their needs, and define solutions with the team.

Requirements :

- 7+ years of experience in Backend development or equivalent.

- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation.

- Solid and proficient expertise in relational database design and optimization, especially PostgreSQL.

- Experience working in cloud-based environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

- Proficient in Git and collaborative development workflows.

- Awareness of security, scalability, and maintainability best practices in software design.

- Experience with containers and orchestration tools (Docker, Amazon Elastic Container Service).

- Experience working with CI/CD tools and deployment automation.

- A strong advocate for unit testing, thorough documentation, and maintaining high standards of code quality.

- Proven ability to work independently and remotely.

- Working fluency in English.

- Startup mindset: initiative, proactive attitude.