Senior Staff Software Engineer

NewtonX

Posted 1mo ago

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Lead development of React-based UIs that are performant, scalable, and user-friendly
Build and maintain Python/Django REST APIs and backend services
Collaborate on architecture, design decisions, and code reviews
Maintain and improve test coverage across the stack
Debug, resolve technical debt, and improve code quality
Contribute to technology/tooling choices and best practices
Mentor teammates and help shape engineering processes

6+ years full-stack engineering experience
Strong React skills — modern React (hooks, Context API), reusable component libraries, building robust web apps across multiple projects
Strong Python/Django expertise — Django + Django Rest Framework, designing and consuming REST APIs
Solid experience in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML, CSS/SCSS
Experience building scalable systems (race conditions, idempotency, backpressure)
Strong SQL knowledge with relational databases (postgres)
Unit + integration testing mindset (Jest/React Testing Library, pytest/unittest)
Comfortable with Git and Agile workflows
A strong, demonstrable commitment to developing secure software, including the ability to identify, defend against, and mitigate common application security vulnerabilities, especially those related to the OWASP Top 10.

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