Lead Software Engineer (PythonDjango)
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Job Location:
Dublin, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Hybrid 3 days onsite per week
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Opportunity
Our client is revitalizing a flagship SaaS platform and is seeking senior engineers who enjoy solving complex real-world problems. This global platform supports institutions worldwide preserving and sharing critical information and cultural assets for current and future generations.
The engineering challenges are substantial and rewarding. The platform serves millions of requests per day and requires ongoing innovation across content delivery metadata management linked data integrations asset processing pipelines and sophisticated search and discovery capabilities. Engineers in this role will help design and deliver reliable scalable and cost-effective cloud infrastructure that supports a high-impact mission-driven product.
This is an excellent opportunity for engineers who want their work to matter technically and socially while contributing to a modern cloud-first platform.
Why Join
This organization is consistently recognized as a top place to work and offers a thoughtful people-first environment designed to support both productivity and well-being.
Hybrid work environment (3 days onsite per week for most roles)
Expansive campus setting with outdoor spaces for collaboration and walking meetings
On-site fitness center group exercise classes and recreational spaces
Subsidized on-site cafeteria and catering
Health and wellness programs and events
Modern workspaces with individual and collaborative team areas
Paid parental leave and adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement and eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Company-subsidized access to local events tickets and memberships
Comprehensive Total Rewards package including competitive compensation strong benefits and retirement plans with generous company contributions
What Youll Do
Design and implement complex scalable software features and systems
Provide technical leadership and guidance across the engineering team
Participate in architectural discussions and influence technical direction
Translate product and UI requirements into secure performant APIs
Optimize backend systems for high availability scalability and performance
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices
Mentor junior engineers and support team growth
Build and evolve distributed systems and microservices architectures
Integrate AI tools frameworks and modern development practices into the SDLC
What Youll Bring
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
7 years of professional software development experience
Strong to expert proficiency in Python (3.11) including:
Modern Python idioms and best practices
Type hinting and dataclasses
Threading constraints and multi-process architectures
Strong experience with Django including architecture ORM and templating
Experience with Django Ninja and Pydantic strongly preferred
Experience with Flask or similar frameworks considered
API design expertise translating requirements into secure scalable APIs
OpenAPI specification design strongly preferred
Familiarity with OpenAPI generation via Pydantic a plus
PostgreSQL expertise including:
JSON fields
Full-text search
Complex constraints and query optimization for high-scale systems
Experience with cloud platforms distributed systems and microservices
Strong understanding of database systems and backend performance
Proven ability to lead mentor and influence engineering teams
Experience integrating AI tools and concepts into the software development process
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color ethnicity ancestry religion national origin gender sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age citizenship marital or parental status disability veteran status or any other class protected by applicable law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
Note: At this time we are not able to offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship to candidates who are not eligible to work in the country where the position is located.
Ready to lead innovate and make a mark Apply now and be part of a transformative journey in Central Ohios financial tech scene.
Key Skills
- APIs
- Docker
- Jenkins
- REST
- Python
- AWS
- NoSQL
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- Postgresql
- Django
- GIT
