Sr. Backend Engineer, Django, US Remote

<h1><strong>Sr. Backend Engineer, Django </strong></h1><div><br></div><div><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Location: </strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">Remote, US</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compensation:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> $140-160k + Equity + Variable Comp up to 20% of base salary</span></div><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About TaxGPT</strong></h2><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TaxGPT is revolutionizing the tax and accounting space with AI-driven solutions tailored for accountants, tax professionals, and SMBs. We’re building an AI copilot to transform tax workflows, drive efficiency, and simplify compliance. Recently named one of Business Insider’s 30 Early-Stage Startups Most Likely to Become Tech’s Next Unicorns, we’d love for you to join our growing team.</span></div><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About the Role</strong></h2><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We’re looking for a </span><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Senior Backend Engineer with deep Django</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> expertise to help build and scale the core application layer at TaxGPT. This is a hands-on role for someone who has strong judgment in designing backend systems, writing clean and maintainable Django code, modeling complex business logic, and improving performance, reliability, and security in production systems.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You’ll work closely with product, design, and leadership to ship backend features that power critical workflows for tax professionals. You should be comfortable operating in ambiguity, owning projects end-to-end, and helping shape backend engineering standards as the company scales.</span></div><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What You’ll Do</strong></h2><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Design, build, and maintain core backend systems using </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Python, Django, and Django REST Framework</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Own application architecture for backend features, including domain modeling, business logic, API design, and integrations </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Build reliable, secure, and well-documented APIs used by our frontend and internal services </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Write efficient, scalable database queries in </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">PostgreSQL</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, and improve performance through indexing, query tuning, caching, and thoughtful schema design </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Manage </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">database migrations</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> and evolving data models safely in production </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Build and maintain </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">asynchronous and background job workflows</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> for longer-running tasks and system processes </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Improve system reliability, observability, and operational readiness in collaboration with the broader engineering team </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Implement secure authentication, authorization, and data protection patterns appropriate for sensitive financial workflows </span></li><li class=""><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Review code</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, mentor other engineers, and raise the standard for backend quality, testing, and maintainability </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Partner closely with product, frontend, and leadership to translate ambiguous requirements into clean technical solutions </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Contribute to architectural decisions and help the team balance speed, simplicity, and long-term scalability </span></li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What We’re Looking For</strong></h2><ul><li class=""><strong style="background-color: transparent;">7+ years</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> of backend engineering experience, with significant production experience in </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Python and Django</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Deep understanding of </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Django architecture</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, including models, views, serializers, middleware, auth, admin, signals, migrations, and application structure </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong experience with </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">Django REST Framework</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong experience with </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">PostgreSQL</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and migration strategy </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience building and scaling production backend services and complex business logic in growing product environments</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong understanding of </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">testing and reliability practices</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, including unit, integration, and API-level testing</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience with </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">asynchronous systems and background job processing</strong><span style="background-color: transparent;">, plus strong backend security fundamentals</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Clear communicator who collaborates well across teams and operates effectively in a </span><strong style="background-color: transparent;">fast moving startup environment </strong></li></ul><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nice to Have</strong></h2><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience with AI/LLM-enabled products or backend systems that support AI workflows </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience in fintech, tax, accounting, or other regulated domains </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience scaling Django applications with caching, background workers, performance monitoring and production deployment environments </span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience improving developer experience, code quality, and engineering standards across a backend team </span></li></ul><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What We Offer</strong></h2><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Compensation</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">$140-160k + Equity + Variable Comp up to 20% of base salary</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Benefits</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Remote-first</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Work from anywhere across US, Canada or Mexico.</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ownership & Impact</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Direct visibility into leadership, product strategy, and company growth initiatives. Your work directly influences revenue.</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Professional Development</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Access to top-tier sales training, AI tooling, and development resources including a $350 credit, all to sharpen your craft.</span></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Culture</strong></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We’re a high-trust, high-output team. Expect fast feedback loops, real ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.</span></div><h2><br></h2><h2><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hiring Process</strong></h2><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Intro Call → Technical Assessment → Technical Interview → Final Conversations</span></div><div><br></div>