Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors is hiring a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to maintain and evolve a large-scale, production-grade platform used by global enterprise clients. You will work across the full stack with Python and React, ensuring reliability, security, and performance in an agile, remote, and distributed environment.
What You'll Do
- Maintain and enhance a core platform built with Python and Django ORM, using PostgreSQL, NGINX, and Celery for orchestration and background processing.
- Extend and navigate the internal GraphQL API layer for scalable and testable integrations.
- Write robust unit and integration tests using Pytest and related frameworks to ensure high coverage and system reliability.
- Participate in incident resolution and performance tuning by analyzing logs and metrics through tools like Splunk and Sentinel.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, UX Designers, Developers, and QA to implement improvements and resolve production issues.
- Review peer code contributions and uphold engineering standards and CI/CD workflows.
- Produce and maintain clear technical documentation and contribute to internal knowledge bases.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of experience developing and maintaining web applications using Python.
- Strong knowledge of frontend technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React (hooks, state management, component design).
- Experience working with REST APIs and GraphQL.
- Familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
- Hands-on experience with testing frameworks like Pytest, Jest, or React Testing Library.
- Comfortable with feature flagging systems and version control best practices using Git.
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code focused on testability.
- Basic proficiency in reading and writing English for technical documentation purposes.
- Willingness to work collaboratively in a remote, asynchronous, and agile team environment.
Nice to Have
- Experience with large-scale, multi-tenant enterprise platforms.
- Knowledge of NGINX, Celery, or SAML/SSO authentication flows.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and observability tools such as Splunk or Sentinel.
- Experience with feature toggles, environment-based deployments, or customer-specific customizations.
- Background in multi-language or internationalized product environments.
Technical Stack
- Backend & Data: Python, Django ORM, PostgreSQL, Celery, GraphQL
- Frontend: React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Infrastructure & Tools: NGINX, Git
- Testing & Observability: Pytest, Splunk, Sentinel
Team & Environment
You will be part of a dynamic platform team, collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, UX Designers, Developers, and QA.
Benefits & Compensation
- Employment with a product-focused company alongside their full-time staff, supported by comprehensive back-office services including career guidance and HR.
- Remote-first work policy, enabling flexibility and work-life balance.
- Provision of a MacBook and necessary work equipment—no BYOD required.
- Opportunities for professional growth through tech talks, chapter meetings, and remote social events.
- Free English lessons with native speakers to enhance communication skills.
- Candidate referral bonus program.
- Optional access to a modern office in Florianópolis with perks like massages, snacks, drinks, and games.
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates anywhere globally.