Senior Back-end Developer (Python/Django) / Team Lead

We are looking for a Senior Back-end Developer (Python/Django) to join a long-term production project.
The role includes hands-on development and technical leadership in a small backend team, working on a high-load system deployed on AWS and actively integrating with third-party services.


Experience

• 7+ years of commercial back-end development experience
• Proven experience in a Senior / Lead role or strong readiness for a Team Lead position
   

Core technologies

• Python (strong knowledge, clean and maintainable code)
• Django (architecture, ORM, performance tuning)
• Async Python: aiohttp, asyncio (used selectively in production)
• Message brokers: RabbitMQ, Kafka
• Caching / storage: Redis
• Databases:
  • PostgreSQL (primary database, strong SQL skills)
  • MongoDB (secondary / auxiliary storage)
     

Architecture & performance

• Experience with hybrid architectures (monolith + microservices)
• Understanding of high-load systems (≈35k requests per minute)
• Designing scalable, fault-tolerant backend solutions
• API design and optimization
   

Integrations

• Hands-on experience with third-party API integrations
• Handling authentication, rate limits, retries, and error handling
   

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS (production environment)
• Docker, Kubernetes on AWS
• Understanding of deployment pipelines and infrastructure concepts
  (CI/CD is handled by a dedicated DevOps engineer)
   

Team Lead responsibilities

• Code reviews and enforcing code quality standards
• Making architectural and technical decisions
• Partial task decomposition and technical planning
• Mentoring 2–3 backend developers
• Hands-on development - 60-70%
   

Soft & process skills

• Strong ownership and responsibility for backend part of the system
• Ability to work in a product-oriented outsourcing model
• Clear communication within a distributed team