Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Ubiminds, a GPTW-certified company, and contribute to a global platform for short-form entertainment and visual communication. You will manage and develop the backend of Django and Django Rest applications, supporting web and mobile apps. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in code reviews, and proactively identify platform improvements. This role requires advanced English, Latin American residency, and solid experience in Python and Django. Ubiminds offers a remote-first policy, MacBook provision, growth opportunities, English lessons, referral bonuses, and access to their Florianópolis headquarters.

Requirements

• Advanced English skills
• Based in Latin America
• Solid experience in Python and Django
• Experience developing RESTful APIs and gRPC Services
• Solid understanding of database design and SQL query tuning at a large scale
• Familiarity with client authentication and security best practices
• Ability to write clear, maintainable, and well-documented code

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the backend of our Django and Django Rest applications
• Support and maintain our web-oo-api, a subset of Django Rest endpoints that support both web and mobile apps
• Maintain our Django admin interface for user management and critical business processes
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, and help define best practices for contributing to our codebases
• Take full responsibility for the platform by proactively identifying and implementing improvements. Even without direct customer interactions, ensure that your work is prioritized to minimize customer impact
• Be available for approximately 20 hours per year to provide on-call support during critical events, ensuring swift and effective resolution of any issues

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with NextJS or similar JavaScript frameworks
• Experience supporting backends for mobile a plus
• Understanding of CI/CD practices
• Experience with large-scale, high-traffic applications
• Sense of humor and excellent communication skills

Benefits

• Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees
• Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services
• Enjoy our remote-first policy – we are a distributed team, after all
• Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here)
• Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!
• Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level on your communication skills!
• Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!)
• Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games