Backend Engineer

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• Build and launch customer-facing features through Django backend services
  
• Improve customer experience through performance optimizations
  
• Reduce technical debt and improve the engineering team's quality of life
  
• Support and collaborate with teammates
  
• Own work end-to-end, provide visibility, and align stakeholders
  

Requirements

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• Authorized to work in the US or Canada
  
• Able to travel to both the US and Canada
  
• Willing and able to work in person, 2 days per week in office at one of the hubs
  
• Experienced in Python web development
  
• Django and Ninja experience is a bonus
  
• Solid grasp of computer science and algorithm fundamentals
  
• Exceptional research and debugging skills
  
• Understanding of technical trade-offs and the YAGNI principle
  
• Independent problem simplification skills
  
• Outcome-driven approach
  
• Ability to collaborate and support teammates in person
  
• Ability to own work end-to-end and communicate progress proactively
  

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Python web development and Django, with a strong focus on building customer-facing features and optimizing performance. Capable of owning projects end-to-end while effectively collaborating with teammates and stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

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• Python Web Development
  
• Django Framework
  
• Performance Optimization
  
• Research and Debugging Skills
  
• End-to-End Project Ownership
  

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

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• Python
  
• Django
  
• Computer Science Fundamentals
  
• Algorithm Fundamentals
  
• Technical Trade-offs
  
• YAGNI Principle
  

Soft Skills

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• Collaboration
  
• Problem Simplification
  
• Outcome-Driven Approach
  
• Proactive Communication
  

Industry Keywords

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• Customer-Facing Features
  
• Technical Debt
  
• Engineering Quality of Life