Lead Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

. Architect and design scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions using Django and Python.

. Collaborate with project leads, other developers to understand requirements and translate them to technical specifications.

. Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, design principles and architectural guidelines.

. Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code that adheres to coding standards and best practices.

. Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal impact on project timelines.

. Implement best practices for code organisation, version control, testing

. Collaborate with DevOps to optimise performance, security, scalability and reliability.

. Drive initiatives to improve development processes, tooling, and documentation to enhance team productivity and efficiency.

Requirements:

. Proven experience in web application development using Django and Python, with at least 8 years of relevant working experience.

. Exhibits strategic thinking and the ability to lead and manage complex projects effectively.

. Strong proficiency in Django framework, including ORM, views, forms, authentication and RESTful APIs.

. Solid understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.

. Expertise in database design and optimisation, working with relational database such as PostgreSQL, etc.

. Experience working with AWS.

. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on delivering scalable and maintainable solutions.