Senior Full Stack Engineer (Django, AWS)

NextGen Coding Company is hiring a backend-leaning Senior Full Stack Engineer to operate within production-grade systems handling complex data workflows and distributed cloud infrastructure. The role requires immediate contribution to backend services and system reliability, ensuring quality and performance across multi-service environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Python and Django
• Own relational data modeling and performance optimization in PostgreSQL
• Develop and improve data ingestion pipelines (CSV parsing, validation logic, encrypted file handling, S3-triggered flows)
• Work with SFTP-based workflows and cloud storage systems
• Debug production issues by tracing logs across Django services, AWS components, background workers, and webhook integrations
• Improve export/reporting performance under heavy data loads
• Implement defensive programming patterns and validation safeguards
• Write unit tests and appropriate integration tests for production-impacting changes
• Deliver clean pull requests that require minimal rework
• Collaborate with product and engineering stakeholders to clarify requirements before implementation

Requirements:

• 5–8+ years professional software engineering experience
• Strong production experience with Python and Django
• Solid PostgreSQL knowledge (schema design, indexing, query optimization)
• Experience working within AWS environments (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch)
• Experience building or maintaining file ingestion pipelines
• Experience debugging real production incidents
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and structured release processes
• Ability to operate independently once requirements are clarified