Senior Django Developer
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Python and Django while contributing to architecture decisions and delivering production-ready solutions for real client projects. Open only to candidates based in the United States.
About the role
Zorqiva is a technology consulting and software engineering company with headquarters in Hong Kong and Anchorage, Alaska. We partner with startups, scale-ups, and enterprise clients to build modern web applications, cloud solutions, AI-powered products, and custom software. Our distributed teams collaborate across time zones to deliver high-quality solutions for clients worldwide. We're looking for a Senior Django Developer to join our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for an experienced backend engineer with a strong foundation in Python, Django, Django REST Framework, relational databases, and scalable application architecture. You'll take ownership of backend systems, contribute to technical and architectural decisions, mentor other engineers, and work directly with U.S.-based clients while collaborating closely with our engineering team in Hong Kong. We're looking for someone who is technically strong, detail-oriented, comfortable solving complex engineering problems, and able to balance software quality, performance, maintainability, and business requirements. This role is open only to candidates currently residing in the United States, as it requires regular collaboration with U.S.-based clients.
What you'll do
Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Python and Django Build scalable, secure, and reusable services, APIs, and application components Design and implement REST APIs using Django REST Framework Write clean, efficient, testable, and maintainable Python code Design data models and optimize database access using the Django ORM Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL Identify and resolve application, API, database, and performance issues Contribute to system architecture and make technical design decisions Review code and help establish engineering standards and best practices Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews and technical guidance Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders Write automated tests and maintain application quality, security, and reliability Troubleshoot applications across development, testing, staging, and production environments Improve application performance, scalability, observability, and reliability Contribute to CI/CD workflows, deployment processes, and engineering documentation
What we're looking for
Currently residing in the United States Strong professional experience with Python and Django Strong experience building production applications with Django REST Framework Strong understanding of REST APIs, HTTP, authentication, and API design principles Strong knowledge of relational databases, SQL, and database design Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar relational database systems Strong understanding of the Django ORM and database query optimization Experience designing and maintaining scalable backend systems Experience with Git and collaborative software development workflows Experience writing unit, integration, and API tests Understanding of software design principles, design patterns, and clean architecture Ability to diagnose and resolve complex application and performance issues Ability to independently own features from technical design through production deployment Experience reviewing code and providing constructive technical feedback Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills Excellent written and verbal English communication skills Comfortable collaborating with clients and distributed engineering teams Ability to mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making
Nice to have
Experience with FastAPI or other Python web frameworks Experience with Celery and asynchronous/background task processing Experience with Redis or other caching and messaging technologies Experience designing and operating microservices or distributed systems Experience with Docker and containerized application development Experience with Kubernetes Experience deploying applications to AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines Experience with application monitoring, logging, and observability tools Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka Experience with WebSockets or real-time applications Knowledge of application security and secure API development practices Experience improving database and application performance at scale Familiarity with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, or other frontend technologies Experience integrating AI/LLM APIs or building AI-powered applications Experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring software engineers
If you have any questions about the role, application process, or Zorqiva, please send us a message directly at contact@zorqiva.org.
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