DataArt
Senior Python Developer with experience in Django and AWS
Remote Senior $4.7k–$12.8k/moest.
Summary
DataArt is seeking a Senior Python Developer to join the Release Products team of a leading music company. The role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining production-ready backend services with high autonomy and ownership in a fast-paced environment.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain Django backend services
- Own features end-to-end from design to deployment
- Contribute to infrastructure and CI/CD improvements where applicable
- Work directly with a senior engineering team with minimal oversight
- Take responsibility for production systems, including troubleshooting and operational ownership
- Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of backend services
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional engineering experience
- Experience as a senior or lead-level contributor
- Production Django experience (not just Python)
- Strong API design, data modeling, and performance optimization skills
- Solid AI skills and fluency in using AI tools, or strong willingness to work with AI
- AWS expertise, including hands-on experience with EKS (not just theoretical Kubernetes)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Ability to troubleshoot production issues and ensure system stability
- High autonomy and independent technical decision-making capability
- Ability to ramp up quickly in existing production systems
- Strong communication skills and proactive approach
- T-shaped engineer profile (deep expertise in one area, strong in another)
- Experience across backend + frontend or backend + infrastructure
- Comfortable working with experienced teams and minimal process overhead
Conditions
High autonomy and ownership in a fast-paced environment. Work with a senior engineering team. Minimal oversight and process overhead.