Jobgether
Senior Python Back End Engineer
TLDR
Own and evolve backend systems for complex freight brokerage, designing scalable Python/Django services, driving reliability, performance, and architecture decisions.
Accountabilities:
- Own and evolve core backend systems supporting freight brokerage operations, including pricing, quoting, booking, compliance, and logistics workflows
- Lead the design and delivery of technical initiatives across multiple Python/Django services, from architecture to rollout and deprecation
- Drive platform reliability and performance improvements, including database optimization, caching strategies, and system upgrades
- Design and maintain scalable PostgreSQL schemas, optimize queries, and resolve performance bottlenecks in production environments
- Build and enhance distributed system components, including asynchronous processing, queues, and cross-service integrations
- Ship high-impact product and revenue-driven features aligned with business needs such as pricing logic and compliance workflows
- Define and promote engineering best practices, including documentation standards, testing strategies, and observability patterns
- Participate in incident response and production support, ensuring fast resolution and root cause analysis of critical issues
- Collaborate with product managers to refine requirements, define scope, and propose technical solutions
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and collaborative problem-solving
- Senior-level backend engineering experience with ownership of complex, end-to-end technical initiatives in production systems
- Strong expertise in Python and Django, or equivalent backend experience with proven ability to transition into Python-based systems
- Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and migration strategies
- Experience working with distributed systems, including asynchronous processing, queues, and event-driven architectures
- Proven track record of working in large, evolving, or legacy codebases with modernization and optimization initiatives
- Strong production mindset with experience in incident response, on-call support, and system reliability ownership
- Demonstrated technical leadership, including driving architecture decisions and mentoring other engineers
- Strong communication skills, with experience writing design documents, RFCs, or technical specifications
- Ability to collaborate effectively with product and cross-functional stakeholders in fast-paced environments
- Experience influencing engineering standards and improving development practices across teams
- Competitive base salary aligned with senior-level expertise
- Highly competitive equity package, offering ownership in the company
- Unlimited PTO and sick leave policy for maximum flexibility
- Remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere in Brazil
- Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact logistics and freight technology systems
- Strong engineering culture focused on ownership, autonomy, and continuous improvement
- Inclusive and collaborative global team environment
- Opportunity to contribute to complex distributed systems at scale.
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How Jobgether works:
We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.
We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!
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Benefits
Equity Compensation
Highly competitive equity package, offering ownership in the company
Distributed systems work
Opportunity to contribute to complex distributed systems at scale.
Paid Time Off
Unlimited PTO and sick leave policy for maximum flexibility
Remote-Friendly
Remote-first work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere in Brazil
Jobgether runs the largest remote job platform, effectively linking job seekers with over 200,000 flexible and remote opportunities that match their unique skills and preferences. Our focus is on enhancing the hiring process, ensuring efficiency while prioritizing the candidate experience, particularly in the growing health and wellness sector.
- Founded
- Founded 2020
- Employees
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Professional Services
Backend Engineer