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Remote Backend Django Engineer – AI & Algorithmic Systems
Spotter Labs · Argentina, Colombia, India, Mexico, Pakistan · back to the listing
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What this role officially is
software developer — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software developers implement or program all kinds of software systems based on specifications and designs by using programming languages, tools, and platforms.
Also known as: application developer, application programmer, solutions developer, programmer, software specialist, application software developer
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- 19 bullet points. Long requirement lists deter qualified candidates, who read them as hard gates. Scope clarity
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We’re a remote, product-focused startup building AI- and algorithm-driven systems, and we’re looking for a strong Backend Django Engineer who loves clean data models, well-designed APIs, and clever algorithms.
You’ll own core backend features end-to-end: from modeling the data to implementing the logic and exposing it through fast, reliable services that ship to users quickly, working with a small distributed team across several countries.
💰 $100 bonus: After successfully completing the assessment. To receive the assessment,
please submit your resume to this job application. If your resume is approved, you'll receive the
assessment afterwards.
What You’ll Do
• Design and implement backend servicesand APIs using Python+ Django (and DRF or similar).
• Model and evolve our domain in the database with clean, well-structured schemas and relationships.
• Implement algorithmic/AI logicin the backend (e.g., scoring, ranking, routing, decision rules).
• Write pragmatic, production-ready code that’s easy to reason about and iterate on.
• Optimize for correctness and performance: efficient queries, smart indexing, and lean responses.
• Work with the team to turn product ideas into concrete technical designs and endpoints.
• Help shape how we build things: patterns, conventions, and how we ship and iterate as we grow.
What We’re Looking For
• Strong experience building backend applications with Python + Django.
• Solid understanding of relational data modeling and SQL (we use PostgreSQL).
• Comfortable designing and building RESTful APIs (bonus if you’ve used DRF or similarframeworks).
• Experience working onnon-trivial business logic or algorithms (e.g., decision flows,scoring rules, optimization logic).
• Good instincts aroundperformance: understanding query behavior, avoiding obviouspitfalls, and using caching when it counts.
• Astartup mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, moving fast, and iterating based on real-world feedback.
• Ability to workindependently in a remote environment and communicate clearly.
Bonus Points For
• Experience in startups, side projects, or hackathons where you’ve had to ship scrappy solutions fast.
• Background inalgorithms, optimization, or data-heavy systems.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in production.
• Familiarity with Redis (caching, queues) and PostgreSQL at some scale.
• Exposure to containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and/or serverless on GCP.
This role is a central piece of our backend roadmap, and we’re aiming to fill it quickly once we meet the right person. If it resonates with you, go ahead and apply now1 .
Send us your resume to start the assessment process (and get a chance at the $100 bonus).
Originally posted on Himalayas
You’ll own core backend features end-to-end: from modeling the data to implementing the logic and exposing it through fast, reliable services that ship to users quickly, working with a small distributed team across several countries.
💰 $100 bonus: After successfully completing the assessment. To receive the assessment,
please submit your resume to this job application. If your resume is approved, you'll receive the
assessment afterwards.
What You’ll Do
• Design and implement backend servicesand APIs using Python+ Django (and DRF or similar).
• Model and evolve our domain in the database with clean, well-structured schemas and relationships.
• Implement algorithmic/AI logicin the backend (e.g., scoring, ranking, routing, decision rules).
• Write pragmatic, production-ready code that’s easy to reason about and iterate on.
• Optimize for correctness and performance: efficient queries, smart indexing, and lean responses.
• Work with the team to turn product ideas into concrete technical designs and endpoints.
• Help shape how we build things: patterns, conventions, and how we ship and iterate as we grow.
What We’re Looking For
• Strong experience building backend applications with Python + Django.
• Solid understanding of relational data modeling and SQL (we use PostgreSQL).
• Comfortable designing and building RESTful APIs (bonus if you’ve used DRF or similarframeworks).
• Experience working onnon-trivial business logic or algorithms (e.g., decision flows,scoring rules, optimization logic).
• Good instincts aroundperformance: understanding query behavior, avoiding obviouspitfalls, and using caching when it counts.
• Astartup mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, moving fast, and iterating based on real-world feedback.
• Ability to workindependently in a remote environment and communicate clearly.
Bonus Points For
• Experience in startups, side projects, or hackathons where you’ve had to ship scrappy solutions fast.
• Background inalgorithms, optimization, or data-heavy systems.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in production.
• Familiarity with Redis (caching, queues) and PostgreSQL at some scale.
• Exposure to containers and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) and/or serverless on GCP.
This role is a central piece of our backend roadmap, and we’re aiming to fill it quickly once we meet the right person. If it resonates with you, go ahead and apply now1 .
Send us your resume to start the assessment process (and get a chance at the $100 bonus).
Originally posted on Himalayas