At Twisted Mountain Animation we love being partners in production with some of the best studios all around the globe. We take great pride in offering a variety of services on a wide range of productions web, television, games we see it all at Twisted Mountain Animation!
We are looking for an Lead Software Engineer (Backend) based in India who is excited about working remotely for aCanadiancompany! You will serve a key role in developing a cutting-edge, innovative cloud-based platform that provides tools and services for managing a production pipeline for animation, games and VFX projects.#WorkFromHome
Job Title:Lead Software Engineer (Backend)
Job Type: Full Time (100% Remote - India)
Experience: 7+ Years
What You'll Do:
- Design, architect, and develop scalable backend systems using Python and Django
- Own backend architecture decisions with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs, services, and data models
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues
- Guide and mentor backend engineers through code reviews and technical leadership
- Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams to deliver robust solutions
- Improve engineering standards, system design, and development processes
What You Need:
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience with Python
- Strong hands-on experience with Django, Django REST Framework
- Experience writing GraphQL with graphene-django
- Proven and solid experience designing and scaling backend systems
- Strong knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar)
- Experience containerizing, deploying and operating applications in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Solid understanding of system design, APIs, and distributed systems
- Excellent problem-solving skills with strong ownership mindset
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience with async processing and background jobs (Celery, Redis)
- Exposure to microservices or service-oriented architectures
Nice To Have:
- NoSQL database knowledge
- Experience in Elasticsearch / Solr
- Knowledge on Cloud computing (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and performance optimization
- Experience in other frontend frameworks such as Angular, React, VueJS, etc
- Proficient with web technologies -HTML5,CSS3, JSON and writing cross-browser compatible code
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing company and work on cutting-edge projects. Team members will benefit from a diverse and inclusive culture, work environment, and competitive compensation. If you have a passion for development and are looking for a new opportunity, we want to hear from you.
Please apply here!
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
