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Sr. Backend Engineer, Django, US Remote

TaxGPT
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Remote$140k - $160kFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior backend engineer role at TaxGPT focusing on Django-based backend systems, APIs, and scalable infrastructure for AI-driven tax tooling. Remote US-based position with compensation includes base salary, equity, and variable component.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain core backend systems using Python, Django, and Django REST Framework
  • Own application architecture for backend features, including domain modeling, business logic, API design, and integrations
  • Build reliable, secure, and well-documented APIs used by frontend and internal services
  • Write efficient, scalable database queries in PostgreSQL, with indexing, caching, and thoughtful schema design
  • Manage database migrations and evolving data models safely in production
  • Build and maintain asynchronous and background job workflows for longer-running tasks and system processes
  • Improve system reliability, observability, and operational readiness in collaboration with the broader engineering team
  • Implement secure authentication, authorization, and data protection patterns for sensitive financial workflows
  • Review code, mentor other engineers, and raise the standard for backend quality, testing, and maintainability
  • Partner with product, frontend, and leadership to translate ambiguous requirements into clean technical solutions
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and help balance speed, simplicity, and long-term scalability

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of backend engineering experience, with significant production experience in Python and Django
  • Deep understanding of Django architecture (models, views, serializers, middleware, auth, admin, signals, migrations, application structure)
  • Strong experience with Django REST Framework
  • Strong experience with PostgreSQL (schema design, query optimization, indexing, migration strategy)
  • Experience building and scaling production backend services and complex business logic in growing product environments
  • Strong understanding of testing and reliability practices (unit, integration, API-level testing)
  • Experience with asynchronous systems and background job processing, plus strong backend security fundamentals
  • Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams in a fast-moving startup environment

Skills

Required:PythonDjangoDjango REST FrameworkPostgreSQL

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Remote-first: Work from anywhere across US, Canada or Mexico.
  • Ownership & Impact: Direct visibility into leadership, product strategy, and company growth initiatives.
  • Professional Development: Access to resources including a $350 credit for development tools and AI tooling.
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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TaxGPT AI co-pilot for accountants and tax professionals increases tax firm's productivity and profitability by 10x by automating tax research, client communication, onboarding flows and secure document collection.

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