Senior Backend Engineer (Python + Django)

DescriptionWe help people remove their personal information from data broker websites and take back control of their online privacy. We’re a fully remote company headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, and we’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to work closely with the founders on both product development and technical direction.This role is open to candidates based in Latin America.The position is primarily backend-focused, built around Python and Django, with occasional frontend work when it adds value — mainly HTMX and lightweight React components. We’re looking for someone who enjoys owning features end-to-end: from architecture and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and long-term reliability in production.What you'd work on in your first quarter:You'd be writing code in our Django backend, which powers both the consumer dashboard and the B2B platform:New features for the APIs that power our consumer dashboard and customer reportingPerformance and reliability work in our Celery and RabbitMQ pipelinesIntegrations with third-party services like payment providers and identity providers (Stripe, WorkOS SSO)Code review, both giving and receiving, on a small backend team of other Senior EngineersWe don't have a rigid roadmap of "first 30 days, first 60 days" — you'd pick up real work in your first week.RequirementsWhat we're looking for:6+ years building production web applications3+ years with Python and DjangoCelery, RabbitMQ, and Redis in production (day-1 pipeline scope)Working knowledge of CS fundamentals: data structures, concurrency, SQL, system designStrong written communication; comfortable working async across time zonesSelf-direction and follow-throughStrong plus:DRF and/or django-ninjaPostgres tuning and query analysisKubernetes and AWSStripe, WorkOS SSO, or other third-party API integrationsHTMX, React, or bothBackground in consumer privacy or adjacent industriesExperience with AI coding assistants (Claude Code, etc.)Originally posted on Himalayas