Lead Django Software Engineer

Working at Wiredrive, has its perks. The kegerator with seasonal beers, a fully stocked kitchen with snacks and staples for meals, BBQ lunches on the patio, generous benefits, and a killer location in Marina del Rey. But the real reason to want to work at Wiredrive, is the people. We play as hard as we work and we play to win.

Privately held and profitable, Wiredrive is growing fast.

Wiredrive is seeking a Lead Django Software Engineer to join our software engineering team in our Marina del Rey office. Our client base is made up of the top global advertising agencies, television/movie production companies, post‑production houses and brands. Our challenge? Lead the development team and continue to evolve our platform with new features that will advance the sharing, presentation and management of our clients’ assets.

We believe that the work we do is part of a larger experience defined by the thousands of inspired creatives who create and present their work every day. We believe that smart, motivated and dedicated teams can do great things and we look to get out of the way so this can happen. We also believe in using cutting‑edge toolsets so the work we create today, won’t die on the vine tomorrow.

Our current systems run Django, MySQL, Ember.js, the Atlassian suite and more.

You’ll be helping us build new features and experiences for some of the top creatives in the world. We’re looking for a Lead Django engineer who will be directly involved with application development, architecture, security, large‑scale system design, ORM development, page load optimisation, media playback, caching, scalability and more. The team (front/back end, UX, QA and product manager) works in an Agile environment, so collaboration is key.

You’re an engineer who can lead a team of other engineers and who can turn concepts into fast and reliable code that others (including yourself) will find easy to comprehend and modify in the future.

• Help build the core application
• Guide a team of engineers to help maximise their production
• Review code and provide feedback where applicable
• Optimize data layer for specific needs of the application
• Build and scale caching strategies
• Plan, prototype and implement new applications and features
• Contribute architecture input to new systems as well as legacy systems
• Review, test and improve existing web application design
• Integrate with third‑party web service APIs
• Contribute domain‑specific expertise by reviewing code, reviewing design docs, giving technical talks, and mentoring junior members of the team
• Define application requirements and features
• Architect for caching at various layers of the stack
• Help others around you grow as developers to be successful
• Take pleasure in building things

• 5+ year Python development
• Experience leading a team of engineers
• Experience building large‑scale distributed web applications
• In‑depth knowledge of OOP principles and enterprise design patterns (MVC)
• Experience writing and maintaining unit tests (TDD)
• Experience working with quick software deliverable schedules
• Ability to analyse and understand the needs of clients
• Knowledge of Agile / Scrum
• Self‑starter with excellent communication skills

Wiredrive offers health insurance (100% premium coverage), 401k program with company match, paid vacations/holidays, a monthly gas allowance, employee referral bonus, a keg‑orator (free beer, yay!), and a fully stocked kitchen.

Position:
Employee

Work Schedule:

Full‑time Remote:
No Relocation:
Yes Salary:
Base $100,000 - $140,000 + Benefits

Position is expired. Thanks for your interest.

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