REMOTE Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

Post Date

Oct 23, 2023

Location

Irvine,
California

ZIP/Postal Code

92618
US
Jul 11, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

OCC-659755

Pay Rate

$32 - $48 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

An employer for a large marketing retail company is looking for an Backend Developer (Python/Django) to join a team of 9+ members. This person will be paired with 1+ Backend Engineer and will work together daily to come up with solutions for the team. This person will be supporting the current team on the back end, and will support the front end (react) & mobile developers as well (depending on the team priorities & what they are enabling). This person will support outstanding issues with Users through Datadog, do feature work, and support overall development.

**This role is 100% REMOTE - prefer CST but flexible**

**This role will be a long-term contract for 2+ years**

Required Skills & Experience

4-5+ years of experience in a back-end engineering role

4-5+ years of experience developing Python/Django

4+ years of experience with Test Driven Development (TDD)

Experience working in an Agile environment

Experience working in a Development Pair (sitting together, coming up with solutions together, etc)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

BA Degree / MBA

Data Dog (Monitoring & Analytics tool)

Cloud Experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Cloud Certifications

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.