Senior Backend Developer (Python, Django) with DevOps experience (AWS)

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Summary

Position Overview: Your expertise as a Senior Python Backend Developer and DevOps engineer, your understanding of web security principles will be invaluable to our team. You will be handling a complex, high-traffic platform with thousands of registered users, including video streaming, image processing, and an internal CRM. Required Skills and Experience: - Expertise in Python (5+ years) and Django framework, ORM, migrations, admin interface, creating REST API with Django Rest Framework; - Experience with setting up or maintaining AWS (S3, RDS, SNS, SQS, CloudFront, CloudFormation) and implementation of OAuth flows; - Proficiency with Celery (4.x/5.x) and message brokers (Redis or RabbitMQ); - Experience using Docker (Dockerfile, docker-compose) and basic CI/CD knowledge (GitHub Actions or similar); - Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL); - Proficiency in Git (Pull/Merge Requests, Code Reviews, Git Flow); - English language — Full professional proficiency in English This is a Senior position only. Only apply if you have at least 5 years of experience in these areas: Language: Python (primary), basic JavaScript (Vue.js — nice to have) Database: PostgreSQL Framework: Django, Django REST Framework Models: Django ORM models (relational) Architect Patterns: RESTful API Broker Message: Redis or RabbitMQ Cache: Redis Monitoring Tools: Sentry (Pytest, Flake8, Bandit, wemake-python-styleguide - nice to have) LLM: AI tools (OpenAI, Claude, RAG / Knowledge Base Tools, Zapier, Make.com) Nice to Have: - Familiarity with payment gateways (Mollie or similar Stripe, PayPal, etc.); - Setting up and optimizing Sentry, logging, and monitoring; - Testing and working with code quality tools: Pytest, Flake8, Bandit, wemake-python-styleguide; - Work with internationalization and external integrations (CRM, other APIs); - Basic Vue.js knowledge or experience interacting with a Vue-based frontend; - Using feature flags with django-waffle and advanced admin plugins (e.g., CKEditor, image-cropping, sortable2); - Familiarity with Poetry (managing dependencies with pyproject.toml), Fabric (deployment scripts), and/or Django Channels (real-time WebSockets); - Handling PDF and image processing (e.g., PyMuPDF, Pillow, heif-image-plugin). What We Offer: - A fully remote role with flexible working hours. - The opportunity to work on innovative projects alongside a collaborative and talented team. - Competitive full-time/freelance compensation, based on experience. - Room for professional growth and long-term opportunities within the organization.

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  • 3-6 months
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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
API
Python
Amazon Web Services
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About the client
Member since Jun 17, 2022
  • Indonesia
    Jakarta7:43 PM
  • $5 total spent
    1 hire, 0 active

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