Senior Software Engineer - Python Full Stack

Remote (United States)

Status: Full-time

Job Overview

This opportunity is for a Senior Software Engineer – Python Full Stack to help design and build scalable products used by mission-driven organizations. The role focuses primarily on backend development while also contributing to frontend functionality, APIs, and system architecture. You will work on a modern SaaS platform that supports public institutions in managing admissions and enrollment workflows.

Pay and Benefits

Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 per year

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) and pension plan with employer contributions of at least 5%
• 20 days of paid time off, 11 holidays, and 5 wellness days
• Home office improvement budget
• Professional development and career growth support
• Company-provided laptop
• Fully virtual work environment with distributed team members

What You’ll Do

• Lead development of new product features and enhance existing platform capabilities.
• Build efficient, scalable software components that support high-performance applications.
• Maintain strong engineering standards for reliability, maintainability, and performance.
• Review pull requests and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to shape requirements and technical solutions.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and estimation.
• Contribute to evolving engineering quality standards and development practices.
• Provide technical insight on feasibility of proposed product features and designs.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies and recommend improvements when appropriate.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on production experience using Python and the Django framework.
• Experience working with decoupled architectures.
• Strong experience building secure and high-performance APIs.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building microservices in cloud-based environments.
• Strong understanding of application security and performance optimization.
• Ability to write scalable, reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Proficiency with frontend theming, layout development, and CSS preprocessors.
• Working knowledge of JavaScript.
• Excellent problem-solving, organization, and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Experience

• Experience developing SaaS products.
• Experience with NoSQL databases.
• Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with additional programming languages.

Work Environment

This role supports a fully distributed remote team environment with collaboration across engineering, product, and design teams.