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The Motley Fool · 2 months ago

Senior Python Backend Developer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$90/hr - $100/hr

5+ years exp

The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. They are seeking a Senior Python Developer to help develop APIs and microservices, ensuring performance and reliability for mission-critical financial data. This role involves leading a team of engineers and innovating at the intersection of fintech and software engineering.

ConsultingFinancial ServicesMarketingNewsPublishing

Work & Life Balance

Responsibilities

Develop The Motley Fool’s investing microservices

Build systems and data vital to our investing products, websites, tools, and subscribers

Integrate with various third-party providers and tools

Ensure that critical data remains fresh, accurate, and highly available with failover capabilities

Collaborate with the product owner and project manager to define work, value, and acceptance criteria

Partner with multiple in-house teams and external providers to launch customer-facing solutions

Utilize AI tools like Claude or GitHub Copilot to support the team (e.g., developing architectural concepts and diagrams, starter code, and automated tests)

Review code and be part of an on-call rotation

Qualification

PythonFastAPIDjangoAPIsData cachingAsynchronous processesSQLDockerProblem-solvingCommunication

Required

5+ years of experience in building, delivering, enhancing, and maintaining APIs consumed by multiple systems using Python-based frameworks like Fast API and Django

Experience building scalable, high performance backends served to hundreds of thousands of simultaneous users

Significant experience in data caching and caching strategies

Experience with asynchronous data retrieval and processing

Experience working with relational databases, ORMs, and SQL

Experience with query tuning and optimization

Experience with Docker, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines

Proficient in system monitoring and telemetry

Ability to translate business goals and requirements into technical solutions

Demonstrated success within high-performance teams where cross-functional collaboration is valued

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills