💻Backend Developer
Platzi
Software Engineering
Posted on Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Backend Developer
Who we are
Platzi is the leader in online education in Latin America, and the Spanish-speaking world in general. We are the pre-eminent provider of non-traditional, at scale education and training for companies and individuals in areas such as AI, Cybersecurity, English, Technology and Leadership. Platzi serves the needs of over 5 million students and more than 1,000 corporate clients.
Platzi is the essential learning platform for companies and employees alike. As an industry leader, our presence is highlighted by extensive press coverage and major industry events. While we operate remotely, we value in-person interactions and believe that meeting with customers is key to our success.
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Please, be sure to read https://platzi.com/notrabajar to find why you should not work with us 😉 yes read it before applying, also read https://platzi.com/cultura as a foundational document for our team.
Job functions
As a Backend Developer, you will be working with a cross-functional team focused on the developments of services and APIs, working closely with Product Managers, Engieering Managers, Product Designers, Frontend Developers and Data Scientists with a clear understanding of why you are building these services, the impact they will have and how they will be integrated with the rest of the platform, specially the frontend.
Qualifications and requirements
Long term Python/Django experience, or Golang experience and familiarity with Python/Django.
Good documentation and testing practices while building reusable code and libraries for future use.
Mindful application of security and data protection practices.
At least a B1 English level, being able to comfortably have work related conversations in English.
Desirable skills
We expect you to be an outstanding team player with a growth mindset. You will be responsible not only for implementing the required services on the platform backend but also for troubleshooting bug reports and helping to establish ambitious goals to improve our codebase in general and our practices as a software development team.