Position: Senior Backend Engineer (Django)
Company: WeKeep
Experience required: 3y
English level: upper

We’re an early-stage fintech startup based in Dubai. Building a modern, spreadsheets-based accounting and payroll software, with several startups and small businesses in the region using our product and service.
 
We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join us in building a great product. **As our first backend engineering hire,** you'll take over the current stage of the backend stack and level-up our software development practices.

**Our tech stack is:**
- Backend: Django, Postgresql, Celery, RabbitMQ, Redis
- Frontend: React, Webpack, Sass
- DevOps: GCP, Docker
 
Your immediate goals will be to help us ship the final critical features to our users, then to move us to a scalable architecture so we are ready to grow. 
 
This is a high-impact role where you are expected to own important technical decisions that will affect how our users experience our product.
 
**Requirements**
- 6+ years experience with Django building a scalable Saas application
- DevOps experience: setting up a scalable infrastructure
- Setting up testing, CI/CD flows
- Passion for building high-quality products from the ground up
- Patience and eagerness to be part of a long journey to help in building a great product
 
**What's on offer:**
- Competitive base salary
- Remote work with occasional fun trips to Dubai