Django Developer

Description

Company Overview

At Quest CE, we make compliance simple. Our innovative technology helps financial professionals, including executives at broker-dealers and investment advisory firms, navigate complex state and federal regulations. By streamlining compliance processes and ensuring firms meet industry requirements, we empower businesses to stay focused on their goals while staying on the right side of regulatory standards.

Why Quest CE? We're not just keeping pace with industry evolution; we're setting the standard. If you thrive in dynamic environments driven by innovation, this is your opportunity to lead the charge.

Quest CE is located on the western edge of Milwaukee, providing the benefits of a city environment without the parking problems associated with a downtown firm. Parking is free, as are the snacks, coffee, and soda available to our team every day. We enjoy a casual work environment while working with top technology systems.

We are proud to be nationally and locally recognized as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For”. Our inviting culture fosters collaboration, innovation, and motivates team members to take on important work, every day. We also offer great benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, 401K, career growth and professional development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, sustainable work-life balance and flexibility. Our recently renovated office location offers a casual-dress workplace, complimentary snacks and drinks, a ping pong table, free onsite gym access and more.

Position Overview

We seek an experienced Django Developer to join our team and build robust, scalable backend solutions. In this role, you'll leverage your professional experience with Django 5 and PostgreSQL to ensure our applications are secure, efficient, and prepared for future growth.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the backend modernization and rewrite of our existing web applications into Django 5.x and PostgreSQL.
• Develop secure, scalable backend services and optimized database schemas.
• Integrate third-party APIs and manage asynchronous workflows.
• Implement comprehensive testing and actively participate in code reviews and deployments using CI/CD pipelines. Proactively monitor and optimize backend performance throughout the development and maintenance process.
• Collaborate closely with the development team to streamline our efforts.
  
  

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications

• 3-5 years of professional experience developing Django-based applications.
• Proficiency in Django 5, including ORM, middleware, function-based views, class-based views, and authentication mechanisms.
• Strong expertise in PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs (RESTful APIs, webhooks) for real-time data exchange.
• Deep understanding of security best practices, such as SQL Injection prevention, XSS and CSRF protection, and ensuring data encryption.
• Proficiency in asynchronous programming, especially with Celery and Redis for background task processing and native ASGI support (async views, middleware, signal handling).
• Knowledge of Django Rest Framework (DRF).
• Knowledge of Django’s Templating Engine.
• Strong experience with Python package management (PIP) for efficient dependency handling.
• Expertise in database migrations and data seeding using Django’s migration system.
  
  

Technologies & Skills

• Django 5.x & Python 3.x
• PostgreSQL (complex query construction, indexing, and performance tuning)
• API integration (OAuth, JWT, API keys)
• Asynchronous processing (Celery, Redis, ASGI capabilities)
• Django caching framework
• Security & Authentication (Django built-in authentication, Django AllAuth, and security middleware)
• Middleware creation/customization
• Static & media file management
• Version control (Git or GitLab)
  
  

This position offers the flexibility to work hybrid - both remote and onsite. Initial training will take place in the office, and employees are required to come to the office on designated days or on a regularly scheduled day as needed.