Senior Python Developer (Django)
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Dept · Zagreb, CroatiaFull-timeHybrid1mo ago
CRMDjangoGitLeadershipMentoringMove
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Responsibilities
- You take ownership of projects from concept to delivery, proactively identifying risks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement early in the process. You play a key role in shaping architecture, improving internal processes, and ensuring high-quality standards across all deliverables.
Requirements
- a minimum of 4 years of Python backend web development experience (agency or product environment preferred)
- Strong experience with Django
- Experience with Wagtail CMS (or similar CMS platforms) is a plus
- Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable APIs consumed by multiple third parties
- Experience with complex system integrations across multiple external vendors
- Experience with Git and modern development workflows
- Solid understanding of database design, optimisation, and administration
- Strong experience with testing and quality assurance (unit, integration, etc.)
- Ability to own projects end-to-end, from planning through to delivery and support
- Experience identifying issues early and proactively suggesting improvements to internal processes and workflows
- Confidence to challenge assumptions, contribute to technical discussions, and collaborate with external teams and vendors
- Experience mentoring junior and mid-level developers, providing guidance, code reviews, and technical leadership across projects
- A team-player mindset with strong initiative and leadership qualities
- Working proficiency in English
Benefits
Transparent career development and pay;A flexible, hybrid working policyA rewarding, supportive and healthy company culture.Supplemental and additional health insurance;Referral bonus program.Stay happy and healthy with a contribution to your health through the OpenUp platform, and a multisport programme;A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 .Awesome clients. Whether big, small, local or global - at DEPT® you'll get the opportunity to work with all of them. And we celebrate all of our successes together!The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charitiesWHY DEPT®?We are a Growth Invention company built to help the world's most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, we create what is next by pioneering ideas, acting fast, and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.We are drawn to people who stay curious, move with intent, and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together, relentlessly curious, and get sh*t done. It is how we work, how we grow, and how we make things that matter.At DEPT®, you will find the freedom to explore, the space to collaborate, and the trust to make a real impact for our clients, for each other, and for the world we are helping to build.DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSIONAt DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to applyHealth insuranceFlexible scheduleEquity / stock optionsPerformance bonus
Additional Information
Senior Python Developer (Django, Wagtail) Zagreb, Split, Skopje, hybrid DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world's most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We're 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021. JOB PURPOSE We are looking for a Senior Python Django Developer who has been involved in a wide range of impactful projects and knows how to help clients achieve their goals at scale.
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