Interesting Opportunity AcadAlly - Lead Backend Developer - Python/Django Frameworks

As a Senior/Lead Backend Developer at AcadAlly.ai, you will play a key role in revolutionizing education technology by leveraging AI to diagnose student misconceptions and bridge learning gaps. You will be responsible for building and scaling high-performance APIs and distributed systems, leading the development of the core platform using Django REST Framework, Redis, and Celery. Your focus will be on ensuring robustness, scalability, and seamless integration with AI/ML pipelines to empower educators and transform student outcomes globally. Your key responsibilities will include designing, developing, and maintaining RESTful APIs using Django REST Framework to serve thousands of concurrent users. You will optimize backend systems for low-latency, high-throughput performance by implementing caching with Redis and task queues with Celery. Additionally, you will architect fault-tolerant, distributed systems capable of handling exponential growth, implementing microservices, load balancing, and database sharding. In this role, you will also have the opportunity to mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and enforce best practices such as DRY, SOLID, and TDD. Collaboration with AI/ML, frontend, and DevOps teams will be crucial to delivering end-to-end features. You will monitor system health using tools like Prometheus/Grafana, troubleshoot bottlenecks, and ensure compliance with security standards including OAuth2, JWT, and data encryption. To be successful in this role, you should have at least 5 years of experience in backend development with expertise in Django REST Framework, proficiency in Redis and Celery, and a strong grasp of system design principles. Experience with high-traffic systems, fluency in Git, CI/CD, Agile, excellent problem-solving skills, and familiarity with edtech platforms or AI/ML integration are also required. Knowledge of Docker/Kubernetes, AWS/GCP, serverless architectures, and contributions to open-source projects will be advantageous. Joining AcadAlly.ai will allow you to make a significant impact by architecting systems that empower educators to diagnose and address learning gaps for millions of students. You will have the opportunity to solve complex challenges in distributed systems, real-time data processing, and high-concurrency API design, collaborate with AI/ML teams to optimize integration pipelines, and lead initiatives to improve system reliability, performance, and security in a mission-driven environment.,