Senior Backend Engineer - Python/Django

About BackstageBackstage matches creative projects with the best talent. We help staff over 50,000 creative projects a year in film, television, commercials, branded content, theater, experiential marketing and more. At our core is a strong belief in breaking down barriers and providing direct access to the best talent in the creative industry. We’re a team of customer centric, analytical and creative problem solvers with a passion for helping our customers make amazing projects together.The Role:Backstage is seeking a remote Senior Backend Engineer to join our passionate web team. Our backend web team consists of eight engineers, including mid and senior level engineers, tech leads, and an engineering manager. This team is a part of Backstage’s larger product and engineering department, which numbers approximately thirty high-performance engineers, designers, product managers, analysts, and quality assurance resources. We value curiosity, trust, and impact, and we foster a culture of constant learning and improvement where teammates work together to accomplish user-focused initiatives.Our process is a modified Kanban process with the goal of delivering incremental value to the customer. Products are workshopped and then broken into milestones, with estimates driven by engineers, not managers. We uphold autonomy and trust our engineers to pick the best tools suited for their tasks, while working collaboratively towards mutual goals. In line with our goal to continue delivering value to the customer, we release multiple times a day, every day, and adhere to a robust QA and code review process before any code is released.As a backend engineer, you will be working with cutting edge technology and new product development in a stable and rapidly growing company. You will be partnering with our product and tech leads to design and architect new features. This is an individual contributor role, and you will be empowered to make your own decisions about implementations and given autonomy to complete your work at your own pace.The Senior Backend Engineer will report to our Director of Engineering.What You'll Do:Partner with product, marketing, business intelligence, and design teams to develop new product features and enhancementsDesign engineering plans to meet the requirements of the product or goalDesign, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Python codeContribute to and influence the overall backend architecture decisionsWork closely with product, marketing, and customer service to translate customer feedback into successful features and toolsCollaborate with backend engineers outside your feature team to maintain shared code and infrastructureCoordinate with frontend engineers to provide a cohesive experienceUse both technical and relational skills to lead large scale projects to completionCollaborate, mentor, and learn with a high-performing team of engineersWhat we're looking for from you:Proven experience building a major product or feature from scratch at scale for a large public-facing web applicationAdvanced proficiency with Python and DjangoSolid database skills in a relational database (i.e., PostgresSQL, MySQL, etc.)Experience with Elasticsearch a plusExperience in developing RESTful APIsStrong unit test and debugging skillsExperience incrementally rolling out new features, components or refactors without blocking the rest of the team, and iterating upon and maintaining live productsStrong project management skills; able to organize, adhere to process, and execute projects across disciplines and by deadlineExcellent communication skills; you can articulate clearly, thoroughly, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiencesComfortability with the entire development life cycle (inception to release) in an Agile environmentCollaborative, engaged, and adaptable; you are comfortable joining a team with a large, mature codebase with established engineering processesFlexible and proactive, you’re able to shift gears quickly in a fast-paced environmentFamiliarity with Javascript/React a plusWhat We Offer:Company remote-first policyHealth, vision, dental, and life insuranceMembership to Burnalong as part of our commitment to mental health and wellnessEmployee Discount Program11 paid holidaysGenerous PTOEquipment you need to do your job401K MatchReimbursement for continuing education to support your professional developmentGreat Place to Work Certification!

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