Software Engineer - Python/Django

Summary

Join Ubiminds, a GPTW-certified company, and contribute to a leading edtech platform as a Software Engineer - Python/Django. You will build and improve products that help organizations train their employees effectively. Collaborate with product, design, data, and content teams to create a scalable and high-performance learning platform. Responsibilities include building and shipping code iteratively, developing a deep understanding of data flow, using AI-assisted development tools, and designing solutions considering scale and security. You will also collaborate with team members, participate in product development, and provide technical solutions. Support involves working with other teams to ensure user value, fixing bugs, and embracing a writing-focused culture. Continuous learning and mentoring are also expected.

Requirements

• Advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience coding in a production Python/Django environment
• Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries and designing relational data models
• Basic experience with React and TypeScript

Responsibilities

• Build products to help organizations train their employees and overcome their most pressing people-related problems at scale
• Work with product, design, data, and content teams to build a modern learning platform with an emphasis on performance and scalability
• Ship regularly and iteratively, writing testable, readable, and maintainable code
• Develop a deep understanding of how data flows through complex systems and work with intricate data models
• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve velocity and code quality
• Design and implement solutions considering scale, security, performance, and privacy
• Engineers participate early in the product development process. You will review quantitative and qualitative research about our clients and learners and weigh in on the product strategy and roadmap
• Collaborate with fellow Engineering Team Members in Operational Reviews to monitor and analyze operational performance trends
• Partner closely with Product to provide multiple viable technical paths for new features and improvements
• Work with the product, design, and support teams to ensure users get the most value from the products you've built
• Fix bugs and performance problems
• Embrace our writing-focused culture: much of our collaboration, planning, and ideation happens in written form
• Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies or domains
• Participate in and lead code reviews, share learnings through presentations or documentation, and mentor others

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
• Experience with tiered web application architecture, including backend services, APIs, and frontend integration
• Experience improving or refactoring complex systems in production without impacting customer experience—especially under conditions involving tight synchronization, legacy code, or data consistency challenges
• Excellent written communication skills, as much of our work and collaboration is driven through writing

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 of 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