Python/Django Developer

Key Responsibilities • Develop and maintain Django-based web applications and REST APIs using Django REST Framework. • Design and optimise PostgreSQL schemas, write efficient queries, and manage migrations. • Integrate asynchronous task queues using Celery with Redis or RabbitMQ (a plus). • Collaborate with front-end engineers on AJAX-driven features and lightweight HTML/CSS templates. • Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and cross-functional technical discussions. • Write unit and integration tests; maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment scripts. • Contribute to documentation and help improve engineering standards and best practices. Required Skills & Qualifications Core (Must-Have) • 1–2 years of hands-on experience with Python and Django. • Solid understanding of Django ORM, models, views, URL routing, and middleware. • Proficiency in PostgreSQL — schema design, indexing, transactions, and query optimisation. • Experience building RESTful APIs (Django REST Framework preferred). • Familiarity with Git-based version control and collaborative workflows. • Basic understanding of Linux/Unix environments and command-line tools.Good to Have • Experience with Celery for background task processing and scheduling. • Knowledge of AJAX and asynchronous JavaScript for dynamic front-end interactions. • Comfortable writing HTML and CSS for server-rendered Django templates. React Front-End Interaction (Expected) Backend engineers on this team collaborate closely with React-driven front-ends. You are expected to be comfortable working across the API boundary and contributing to React code when needed. • Ability to read, understand, and contribute to React functional components and hooks. • Build and consume RESTful / JSON APIs that power React front-ends — including auth tokens, pagination, and error responses. • Debug CORS, authentication, and data-serialisation issues that span the Django backend and React client. • Work with state management patterns (Context API or Redux) at a basic level. • Collaborate on shared TypeScript interfaces or PropTypes that match Django serialiser output.