Django Developer

Role Overview

Were seeking a skilled Django Developer to join our product engineering team. You will help scale our current system from a monolithic architecture to microservices, optimize our backend for multi-tenancy, and ensure secure and maintainable code practices. You will also collaborate with our frontend, DevOps, and security teams to deliver enterprise-grade capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Django and Django REST Framework.
• Design secure and modular REST APIs for integration with frontend and third-party services.
• Implement and manage asynchronous task queues using Celery and Redis.
• Contribute to the transition from monolithic to microservices architecture.
• Define service boundaries and inter-service communication protocols.
• Ensure independent deployability, observability, and fault isolation of services.
• Design and implement multi-tenant logic (schema or row-level isolation).
• Ensure strict tenant-level data segregation and access control.
• Manage PostgreSQL schema design, query optimization, and indexing for performance.
• Handle database migrations and tenant-specific data flows.
• Work with GitLab for version control, branching, merge requests, and issue tracking.
• Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Docker, and containerized deployments.
• Implement secure coding practices aligned with OWASP standards.
• Manage authentication/authorization using JWT and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Contribute to integration with SSO providers and OAuth-based authentication.
• Maintain technical documentation for APIs, services, and features.
• Collaborate on backend integrations for AI / RAG backend integrations (APIs, data pipelines).
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in regular code reviews.

Preferred Qualification

• 13 years of hands-on experience with Django and Django REST Framework.
• Strong understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, and Celery.
• Experience with microservices and containerization (Docker).
• Familiarity with GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, and secure deployment practices.
• Exposure to multi-tenant SaaS environments and secure system design.
• Bonus: Experience with Django Channels, WebSockets, or background in cybersecurity/compliance.