Acquird
Senior/Staff Python Developer
2mo ago
150000 –200000 USD / yearWorldwideLeadpythonflaskdjangographqlhtmxmicroservices
Senior/Staff Python Developer role focused on backend development with Python and Flask in a hybrid setting in Toronto.
Requirements
- You are a product-minded engineer who focuses on solving problems, not just writing code.
- You are comfortable working in ambiguity and take ownership of figuring things out. Whether it is unclear requirements, customer pain points, or a complex codebase, you are able to break things down and move forward.
- You ask the right questions, think in systems, and care about outcomes over output.
- Strong experience building backend systems in Python (Flask, Django, or similar)
- Experience working with microservices-based architectures
- Ability to own features end to end from design through production and support
- Experience working with GraphQL or REST APIs
- Strong debugging skills and ability to handle customer-facing production issues
- Experience integrating with third-party systems
- Comfort working across the stack in a backend-heavy environment
- Ability to work through ambiguity and clarify direction before execution
- 5 to 8+ years of software engineering experience at an enterprise level
- Strong backend fundamentals and system design experience
- Experience working in high-ownership, fast-paced environments
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities and switching context
Nice to have
- Experience with server-side rendered frontend (HTMX, Turbo, or similar)
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Experience in fintech, accounting systems, logistics, or operational software
- Experience working on complex, domain-heavy products
- Experience mentoring or supporting other engineers
Conditions
- Compensation: $150,000 to $200,000 base CAD (depending on Seniority)
- High ownership role with direct impact on product and customers
- Opportunity to work on a complex system with real-world operational impact
Other
- Role: Full-time, hybrid role based in Downtown Toronto
- Level: Senior to Staff (IC) seniority
- Compensation: $150,000 to $200,000 base CAD (depending on Seniority)
- Focus: This is a Back-end focused Product Role
- We don’t separate backend and frontend. Engineers here own problems end to end.
- This role is primarily backend focused using Python and Flask, but you will also work on server-side rendered frontend using HTMX and GraphQL APIs.
- You’ll spend a significant portion of your time building and shipping features, debugging customer issues, and working on integrations across a complex system.
- You’ll regularly switch between building new features and resolving real customer issues, often with evolving requirements. This is a high-ownership environment where priorities can shift quickly, requiring strong problem-solving, adaptability, and decisive execution.