FullStack Engineer | Python & Django

Key responsibilities

Full Stack Development

• Build and ship scalable web applications using Django (backend) and React (frontend)
• Write clean, well-tested code and conduct thorough code reviews
• Deliver features end-to-end with guidance — from implementation through deployment and support

Backend Development

• Design and maintain clean, well-documented APIs using Python and Django
• Design efficient data models and write performant queries
• Implement complex business logic with a strong eye for data integrity and edge cases

Frontend Development

• Build responsive, accessible UIs using React
• Contribute to component design, state management, and reusability with support from the team

System Integration

• Integrate with third-party services and internal APIs cleanly and reliably
• Work closely with product and design to align on outcomes and deliver the right solution, not only the initial request

Performance & Optimisation

• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks across the stack
• Maintain production health through monitoring, alerting, and timely incident response

Core Engineering

• Proficiency in Python
• Hands-on experience with Django (or similar backend frameworks)
• Hands-on experience with React
• Experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs
• System design fundamentals (scalability basics, caching, and async concepts)
• Knowledge of background jobs/queues & scheduling (e.g., Celery, Celery Beat/cron) and long-running workflows
• Reliability patterns: retries, idempotency, DLQ/dead-lettering

Frontend

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS
• Comfortable with modern frontend tooling and testing frameworks
• Good understanding of responsive design and accessibility

Backend & Databases

• Experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Understanding of ORM frameworks (Django ORM preferred)
• Experience designing efficient data models and writing performant queries

Cloud & DevOps

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows