Junior Strong Python Developer

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About the project

Project is a cloud-based workplace parking management and intelligence platform designed to automate, optimize, and make employee parking fairer and more sustainable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and change REST endpoints: views, serializers, permissions, and URL wiring;
• Implement business rules in the service layer and keep database access in selectors and querysets;
• Write and update Django models and migrations for PostgreSQL, with attention to query performance;
• Use AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or similar) day to day. Break tasks down, review and verify generated code, and take ownership of what gets merged;
• Cover changes with unit and functional tests (Django test runner, factories, fixtures);
• Fix bugs in existing API behavior and add regression tests;
• Containerize, deploy, and troubleshoot services in AWS environments together with the team;
• Take part in code review and technical discussions, and follow the team's formatting and lint setup.

Requirements

• About 1 - 2 years of commercial experience with Python;
• Python 3: functions, classes, exceptions, typing, and readable module structure;
• Practical Django: models, querysets, the admin, migrations, and settings;
• Django REST Framework: serializers, APIView or generic views, authentication, and permissions;
• SQL and relational modeling: joins, filters, indexes, and query optimization basics in PostgreSQL;
• REST API design: status codes, request and response payloads, validation, and pagination;
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development. You should be able to explain how you use these tools and how you check their output;
• Understanding of backend architecture: layered and service-oriented design, monolith vs. microservices, caching, async and background processing, and the trade-offs between them;
• Docker and Docker Compose: building images and running a multi-service app locally;
• AWS fundamentals: EC2/ECS or Lambda, RDS, S3, IAM, and how a Django app is deployed and configured in the cloud;
• CI/CD basics: pipelines, running tests and linters automatically, and environment configuration;
• Git: branches, commits, pull requests, and resolving review comments;
• English level: Upper-Intermediate (B2) or higher.

Nice to have

• GeoDjango or PostGIS;
• Redis, Celery or other background jobs, Django Channels;
• OpenAPI documentation (drf-spectacular) and JWT authentication;
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK);
• Observability: Sentry, CloudWatch, structured logging;
• Experience integrating LLM APIs into backend services.

What will you get

Career growth & projects

● Competitive salary based on your skills and experience, and a benefits package.

● Regular performance appraisals to support your career development.

● Professional development support: online courses, certifications, and study compensation (including English courses).

● A modern tech stack across challenging, long-term projects.

Health & well-being

● Paid vacation (18 working days) and sick leave (15 days).

● VIP medical insurance or sports coverage.

Work environment & flexibility

● Remote work from anywhere in the world or in one of our offices in Kyiv, Lviv, or Warsaw.

● Coworking compensation.

● Necessary equipment to perform your work.

Culture & community

● A collaborative and open culture where contributions are recognized.

● Regular corporate online & offline activities.

● Geniusee Charity Fund, making a difference beyond tech