Senior/Staff Python Django Engineer

Location: Ukraine or Armenia; remote

Company

hirify.global is hiring an engineer for its Algo Development team.

What you will do

• Take ownership of the core Django service connecting algorithmic models with internal teams.
• Design, deploy, scale, and maintain high-load Django and Django REST Framework applications on PostgreSQL.
• Optimize PostgreSQL performance with execution-plan analysis, indexing, TimescaleDB, PostGIS, and custom querysets.
• Implement OAuth/OIDC, federated SSO, token validation, and identity-provider integrations.
• Build the partner and operator Wagtail CMS from scratch, including page models, structured content, media workflows, and authoring interfaces.
• Productionize research models as observable microservices, define architecture patterns, lead code reviews, and mentor a junior Python engineer.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience, primarily with Python and production-grade services; internal tools, scripts, and prototype notebooks do not count. Staff candidates are expected to have a longer track record.
• Extensive production experience with Django and Django REST Framework, including shipping, scaling, and troubleshooting complex services.
• Experience handling high-traffic ORM N+1 queries, transaction boundaries, migrations under load, and custom querysets.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work from Ukraine or Armenia with a flexible schedule and a high level of autonomy.
• 20 days of paid vacation and 5 sick days.
• Opportunity to influence product and technical decisions.
• Professional growth and learning opportunities.
• Comfortable working environment with a supportive team.