Foxbox Digital is an award-winning digital product agency, headquartered in Chicago. We partner with clients ranging from start-ups to mid-sized businesses and everyone in between to design, develop, and deliver successful digital experiences.
We're a remote-first team of associates located in the United States and LATAM regions. Our mission is rooted in continuously engaging and assembling tech-enthusiasts together to build our global team.
Summary
The Senior Backend Engineer is responsible for bringing creativity and agility to make an immediate impact to help Foxbox clients build indispensable products. You will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems for a high-impact project. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining scalable API endpoints, writing efficient and testable code, and ensuring seamless integration within a Dockerized environment. You will also collaborate with front-end developers, product owners, and designers to create a fully functional and visually appealing product. This position requires a collaborative mindset to deliver high-quality solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Write effective, scalable Python code using Django and Django REST Framework (DRF).
- Develop and maintain robust API endpoints, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
- Provide technical guidance to product owners, designers, and developers to drive high-quality software delivery.
- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and client meetings, actively seeking feedback to improve relationships and development processes.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade software to improve functionality and performance.
- Ensure best practices for security and data protection solutions within the system architecture.
- Prioritize and assess feature requests, balancing technical feasibility with business needs.
- Stay up to date with backend development trends and technologies, evaluating multiple solutions and assessing trade-offs to make informed decisions.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, distilling complex technical concepts into clear, actionable work items.
- Accurately log billable and non-billable hours daily to support project tracking and client billing.
- Identifies opportunities to collaborate with other team members across Foxbox.
Who You are:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience in Python development.
- 4+ years of experience with Django, including ORM, class-based views, generic views, forms, and templates.
- Strong expertise in Django REST Framework (DRF) for API development.
- Proficiency with Docker for containerized development and deployment.
- Experience with JRF pip python for package management and dependencies.
- Expertise in automated testing, including Pytest and Model Bakery.
- Proficiency in JavaScript, specifically jQuery and VanillaJS.
- Experience working with Bootstrap or other frontend styling frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, ensuring database optimization and performance.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently while also guiding and mentoring team members.
- Comfortable developing backend features and implementing frontend UIs based on mockups.
- Familiarity with agile software development methodologies.
- Prior experience working in a professional services or consulting environment is required.
- Fluency in English is a must.
Technologies we use:
- Backend: Python (Django), Node.js, Docker, Java, .Net, Elixir, React Native
- Frontend: JavaScript, React.js, Vue.js, React Native
- Mobile: Android, iOS
Why Foxbox Digital
- We offer continuous training and growth opportunities
- Remote-first environment with a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Opportunity to work on a project that directly impacts business success.
- You are part of a multicultural and collaborative team that is constantly growing.
- Don’t be afraid to break things; we encourage risk-takers.
Diversity and Inclusion
Foxbox Digital is an LGBT company certified by the Illinois and National LGBT Chambers of Commerce. We are committed to working with diverse and inclusive teams to continue building the digital revolution.
Foxbox is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all and team members with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Foxbox are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Foxbox will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Foxbox encourages applicants of all ages.
