Software Engineer - Python/Django (400)
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Ubiminds is a GPTW-certified, people-first company that partners with American software product companies to scale their development footprint. Ubi custom-curates Brazilian top 5% talent for their LATAM strategy, offering a unique combo of staff augmentation and employer-of-record services.
The client you'll be working with has undergone a major transformation over the last five years! They shifted from a typical training company to a tech-focused competitor with top-notch content. In 2018, they switched to subscription-based digital learning using the All-Access Pass platform. In 2021, they acquired a key player with clients like Slack, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Intuit. Now, they're positioned to lead in edtech. Their Platforms team is looking for great talent with a growth mindset to join and help grow their product.
Challenge
As a Software Engineer - Python/Django, you will build products to help organizations train their employees and overcome their most pressing people-related problems at scale. You will work with product, design, data, and content teams to build a modern learning platform with an emphasis on performance and scalability.
What you'll do
Build
- You will ship regularly and iteratively, writing testable, readable, and maintainable code.
- Develop a deep understanding of how data flows through complex systems and work with intricate data models.
- Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve velocity and code quality.
- Design and implement solutions considering scale, security, performance, and privacy.
Collaborate
- Engineers participate early in the product development process. You will review quantitative and qualitative research about our clients and learners and weigh in on the product strategy and roadmap.
- Collaborate with fellow Engineering Team Members in Operational Reviews to monitor and analyze operational performance trends.
- Partner closely with Product to provide multiple viable technical paths for new features and improvements.
Support & Learn
- You will work with the product, design, and support teams to ensure users get the most value from the products you've built.
- Fix bugs and performance problems.
- Embrace our writing-focused culture: much of our collaboration, planning, and ideation happens in written form.
- Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies or domains.
- Participate in and lead code reviews, share learnings through presentations or documentation, and mentor others.
In order to succeed in this position, you will need:
Mandatory skills
- Advanced/fluent English skills – Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Experience coding in a production Python/Django environment.
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries and designing relational data models.
- Basic experience with React and TypeScript.
Nice-to-have
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
- Experience with tiered web application architecture, including backend services, APIs, and frontend integration
- Experience improving or refactoring complex systems in production without impacting customer experience—especially under conditions involving tight synchronization, legacy code, or data consistency challenges.
- Excellent written communication skills, as much of our work and collaboration is driven through writing.
About Ubiminds
Cultural fit
- People First. We are all about people!
- Challenge yourself. There’s always room for improvement and continuous improvement is in our essence.
- Make it happen. Be ready to take challenges as they come. It’s all about attitude and commitment.
- We’re in this together. We work as a team, we thrive as a team and we evolve as a team.
- Averaging on awesome. We work hard to deliver high-quality services and look forward to exceeding expectations.
- Keep it real. We promise you honesty, transparency, and openness, regardless of the situation.
Perks and Benefits
As a Software Engineer @Ubiminds, you:
- Are placed in a product-based company, with the same treatment as their full-time employees;
- Have our full back-office support, from career guidance to HR and concierge services;
- Enjoy our remote-first policy - we are a distributed team, after all;
- Get your own MacBook (none of that "bring your own device" stuff here);
- Have access to growth opportunities with other amazing technology professionals, through tech talks, chapter meetings, and even remote happy hours for tons of fun!
- Improve your English through free lessons with a native English speaker - get to the next level of your communication skills!
- Candidate Referral bonus (promote Ubi to your tech friends, and get paid for it!);
- Miss working in the office? Our cool Florianópolis headquarters is available, whenever you want, with weekly quick massages & tasty snacks, soft drinks, and games.
How our process works
1- Interview with Tech Recruiter (chat about the job opening and your experiences)
2- Client process (this may vary)
3- Offer (yay)
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