Senior Backend Engineer (Python + Django)

We’re seeking a highly knowledgeable and experienced Senior Backend Engineer who enjoys early stage environments that provide freedom to move fast and ship new customer-facing products and features at high velocity. You’ll work closely with the founders of the company and have a high degree of influence and input into the direction of the product and company. The right candidate will have a high degree of versatility and excels at creating software at all layers of web application platforms. The role requires outstanding communication and customer empathy skills. Since we are a remote first company, you will simultaneously need to be able to collaborate well, and be self-directed and work independently.AboutThe ideal person will be passionate about building consumer data privacy software, and will have experience across most of these areas:Python / DjangoDjango-rest-frameworkWriting testsAsynchronous jobs execution / event brokers (Celery / RabbitMQ / Redis)Databases - Postgres, SQL, and NoSQL (ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra)User data security best practicesDesigning core, backend software componentsImplementing integrations with third-party APIsDiagnosing and addressing performance issuesKubernetes, microservices, and resource managementAWS, GCP, AzureHTML and Javascript experienceBonus if you have experience working in the consumer privacy or consumer data industries, React, HTMX and automation toolsQualifications5+ years experience as a backend or full-stack engineer building web applications3+ years experience with Python and DjangoDemonstrated knowledge of Computer Science fundamentalsMaturity, Self-awareness, Empathy, a Strong work ethic, Attention to detail, and a Positive attitudeBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent work experienceLOCATIONOptery is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, but operates as a fully-remote global team. While this is not necessarily a U.S.-based position, working regular U.S. business hours, i.e. U.S. Eastern, Central, Mountain, or Pacific time zones, is strongly preferred.Compensation & BenefitsCompetitive salaryFlexible vacation policyStipend for home office setupEQUAL OPPORTUNITYOptery values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Optery does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.