Job Title: Backend Developer SR - Python Engineer Key Skills: Python, Django, REST APIs, PostgreSQL.Location: BrazilMode: RemoteWe at Coforge are hiring Backend Developer SR - Python Engineerwith the following skill set.Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of backend services and REST APIs using Python, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Own system architecture decisions for core platform components, including organization management, entitlement systems, and access-controlled catalog services. Drive integration strategies for enterprise systems, ensuring efficient catalog synchronization, asset metadata flows, and cross-platform consistency. Design and oversee secure workflows for authentication, authorization, file distribution, audit logging, notifications, and external integrations (e.g., Jira). Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including API design standards, coding guidelines, security principles, and performance optimization. Collaborate cross-functionally with frontend, DevSecOps, QA, and product teams to deliver end-to-end features aligned with business goals. Lead code reviews, technical discussions, and solution design sessions, ensuring high-quality implementations and knowledge sharing across the team. Mentor and guide engineers, supporting their growth in backend development, system design, and problem-solving approaches. Drive reliability and performance improvements, including monitoring, debugging, and proactive system enhancements. Contribute to strategic initiatives, including platform evolution, architectural modernization, and adoption of new technologies. Ensure robust documentation, test coverage, and continuous improvement of development processes and workflows. Required Skills & Qualifications Expert-level proficiency in Python, with extensive experience building enterprise-grade backend systems and APIs. Strong experience with Django, including deep understanding of architecture, extensibility, and performance considerations. Advanced knowledge of REST API design, distributed systems, and scalable backend architecture patterns. Proven experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms, including secure, access-controlled systems. Strong expertise in relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), data modeling, and performance tuning. Experience designing and operating scalable, secure services in production environments. Deep understanding of software engineering best practices, including testing strategies, CI/CD, and version control workflows. Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence decisions and collaborate across teams. Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to handle complex, ambiguous technical challenges. Preferred Skills: Experience with asynchronous processing frameworks (Celery, Redis, event-driven architectures). Familiarity with multi-tenant system design, entitlement models, and enterprise SaaS patterns. Experience integrating with enterprise systems such as Jira, identity providers (SSO, OAuth, SAML), or other third-party platforms. Knowledge of containerization and cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines. Experience with observability practices, including monitoring, logging, and tracing in distributed systems. Familiarity with audit/compliance-oriented systems, secure file distribution, and enterprise security standards. Posted On: 12-06-2026At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.