Lead Python Backend Developer

Fully Remote: work from anywhere

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We're a rapidly growing SEO software company and full-service digital agency that helps websites improve their Google performance. From Fortune 500 companies to Silicon Valley startups, our clients trust us to drive results.

We're hiring a Lead Backend Engineer to guide the technical direction of one of our core product teams within our SEO intelligence platform.

This role combines deep technical expertise with leadership and collaboration skills, you'll be both a hands-on engineer and a technical partner to the Product Manager and other key stakeholders.

You'll act as the most senior backend engineer in the team, mentoring other developers, driving architectural decisions, and ensuring that our backend systems are performant, maintainable, and aligned with product goals.

Translate product objectives into actionable technical plans and milestones.

Build and maintain scalable Django REST applications and well-documented APIs.

Contribute to architecture design to improve scalability, maintainability, and performance.

Mentor and lead engineers through code reviews and promote a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Partner with Product, QA, DevOps, and Frontend teams to deliver reliable end-to-end features.

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across applications, databases, and task queues.

6+ years of experience with Python 3 and Django REST Framework

• Prior experience mentoring engineers or acting as a tech lead on a product team
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining production-grade REST APIs
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL in production environments
• Strong testing discipline (pytest, coverage, Flake8, Black, Isort)
• Familiarity with Docker Compose and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Sentry, Datadog, and Grafana for monitoring and observability
• 15 Days Paid Time Off + Christmas Day + New Year's Day Paid Off

We host monthly virtual game days and events, and our team enjoys the flexibility of contributing to charity initiatives of their choice. We believe in supporting both personal growth and professional success, ensuring that remote work doesn't mean disconnected work.

We're a tight-knit team that supports each other and shares knowledge.

• Excellence Driven : We aim for the highest standards, always raising the bar.
• Student Mentality : We learn from our mistakes and constantly evolve.