Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)
About the product
Intro
Our partner is a US-based healthcare technology company focused on remote patient monitoring and virtual care.
The platform helps healthcare providers monitor patients remotely, track vital signs and risk alerts, communicate with patients, and manage care workflows.
You will work on an established production application primarily built with Python and Django. The role is mainly focused on backend development, with some work on the web UI.
Technology stack
Python V.3
Django
Kubernetes
AWS
PHP
JavaScript
HTML
GraphQL
RESTful
Docker
PostgreSQL
Celery
Your team
You will join an engineering organization of around 15 developers working across several teams/pods. One Techstack engineer will be part of the team.
Culture
We are committed to implementing high standards in the technology industry, and it is the fundamental mission of our work. To achieve this goal, the company and all its members are constantly evolving.
Each of us has the opportunity to contribute to the product, the company, the team, the industry, and our personal development. At Techstack, you have the option to choose from various growth opportunities that align with your interests:
- meetups, where you can share your knowledge and develop simultaneously by sharing your experiences within the company and local technical communities;
- roles such as a mentor or a technical lead. In any of these roles, you will assist junior professionals and share your knowledge and experiences with them.
- participation in our technical Guilds, where you can discuss technical solutions, approaches, and industry trends.
All of these elements contribute to shaping the culture and expertise within both our team and the company as a whole.
Your responsibilities
Develop, maintain and support production Python/Django applications.
Build backend services, REST APIs and web interfaces.
Design and optimize PostgreSQL databases, schemas and queries.
Develop and maintain asynchronous workflows using Celery or similar tools.
Deploy, operate and troubleshoot applications hosted on AWS.
Write unit and integration tests.
Participate in peer code reviews.
Support CI/CD processes, logging and application monitoring.
Support production releases and resolve incidents.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement reliable fixes.
Maintain technical documentation.
Work independently on complex problems while collaborating with product, QA, DevOps and engineering teams.
It's about you
5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong Python and Django experience, including application development, models, views, templates, backend services and frontend integration.
Experience with object-oriented design and development.
Experience with REST API design and development and JSON-based integrations.
Strong SQL and PostgreSQL experience, including schema design, query development, performance tuning and working with large datasets.
Web development experience with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Experience with Celery or similar asynchronous/background task processing.
Linux/Unix command-line and shell scripting proficiency.
AWS experience, including deploying, operating and troubleshooting cloud-hosted applications.
Experience with Git, peer code review, unit and integration testing, CI/CD, logging, monitoring and production support.
Experience supporting releases, troubleshooting incidents and performing root-cause analysis.
Ability to work independently on complex problems while collaborating with product, QA, DevOps and engineering teams.
Upper-Intermediate English or higher.
Will be a plus:
Experience in the healthcare domain.
PHP, especially Laravel or Lumen.
Java or Go.
MySQL.
Docker / container technologies.
Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools.
Reporting, data visualization or analytics experience.
What we have for you
Stable and long-term position in an experienced team.
Broad opportunities for professional and career growth, including professional challenges that encourage personal development, meetups, hackathons, professional communities, and more.
Horizontal connections and the absence of micromanagement foster a collaborative environment in which all team members are accessible to one another for any concerns.
Hubs in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv, and Wrocław (Poland), or everything necessary for remote work.
Up to 50% compensation for the cost of educational courses and conferences to support professional development.
Free English language and business English courses.
20 days off and 7 sick days to support your health and well-being.
Legal and accounting support.
Appreciation gifts for significant events and occasions.
How to join Techstack
Pre-screening with a recruiter.
Review of your resume by experts.
English check.
Interview with our experts.
Interview with our client.
About us
Techstack is a technology product engineering company that sets an example for high development standards in the IT industry. We empower each team member to influence the development of the product, company, and processes.
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