Senior Python Backend Software Engineer

Our client is a software development and professional services company specializing in digital supply chain solutions for global media organizations — spanning cloud technology, media content management, and SaaS/D2C platform experiences. With deep expertise across the media & entertainment and digital & cloud technology sectors, their team delivers services that include CXO and strategy advisory, product innovation & ideation, cloud transformation, development, and process re-engineering. Known for embracing emerging technologies early, they champion a collaborative approach — working hand-in-hand with partners to turn strategic guidance into tangible action, driving measurable value, efficiency, and growth across their communities.

You will be joining a lean, high-performing engineering team building and evolving a Cloud-based media and streaming orchestration platform for a growing digital supply chain company that serves global media clients. 

You will contribute to both core platform development and customer-specific customizations, solving complex technical challenges while delivering high-quality, scalable code. 

This is a long-term engagement where you will play a meaningful role in accelerating platform growth, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, and helping shape the technical direction of a product at the intersection of media, cloud technology, and software innovation.

You will be joining a lean, high-performing engineering team building and evolving a Cloud-based media and streaming orchestration platform for a growing digital supply chain company that serves global media clients.

• Interview process that respects people and their time
• Professional and open IT community
• Internal meet-ups and resources for knowledge sharing
• Time for recovery and relaxation
• Bright online and offline events
• Opportunity to become part of our internal volunteer community

In this role, you will take an active part in architecting, building, and refining workflows alongside the project's Lead Developer, contributing to a high-performing engineering team that partners with media organizations to design and support complex supply chains and workflows. Working with Python and Django, you will produce clean, scalable, and well-structured code that powers complex features and back-end services connecting our Cloud-based product with client systems — ideally drawing from prior experience in media or entertainment environments where technical and operational demands are uniquely complex. Day-to-day, you will collaborate closely with Lead Engineers, fellow developers, product managers, designers, and QA professionals to translate project requirements into effective technical solutions, taking full ownership of your deliverables and ensuring they are completed on schedule, within scope, and to a high standard of quality. You will write and maintain unit and integration tests, champion test-driven development practices, and produce thorough documentation to keep the codebase accessible and maintainable — all while contributing to the long-term scalability and health of the application across both production and development environments.

• Hands-on Python and Django experience gained in a professional environment, within the media, entertainment, or digital content industry
• Prior exposure to media supply chain workflows, content management systems, or broadcast/streaming technology is a plus
• Solid understanding of web application best practices and Git-based development workflows 
• Working knowledge of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL (guidance available for complex scenarios)
• Proven experience designing and supporting RESTful APIs using Django and Django REST Framework
• Familiarity with Node.js and full-stack development, including HTML/CSS/JS is a plus
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud platform (GCP knowledge is appreciated)
• A strong communicator who takes pride in building quality, scalable, and maintainable software