Modernize an established Django and React web application while paying down technical debt Ship smaller, self-contained custom solutions directly to customers and own delivery end-to-end Co-define target technical patterns with the team Write design documents and run technical demos to align stakeholders before implementation Sequence product behaviors into backend and frontend implementation with accurate complexity estimates Design and ship self-contained customer solutions Investigate and validate datasets using SQL and metrics to ground design decisions Lead modernization efforts by migrating legacy code into contemporary patterns Upgrade core frameworks and retire end-of-life dependencies Decompose oversized modules Reduce technical debt incrementally alongside ongoing product work through safe refactoring Requirements

3–5 years building and maintaining production web applications Genuine depth in backend (Django/Django REST Framework, Python) or frontend (React, including React Query, TypeScript), with working competence in the other Fluency with AI-assisted development workflows and AI coding agents Ability to use SQL, queries, metrics, and models to investigate datasets and validate results Technical writing and design skills, including design documents, diagrams, and clear reasoning Experience building and deploying on a cloud stack; GCP preferred Experience with serverless services such as Cloud Run or Cloud Functions, service-to-service authentication, and cloud deployment pipelines Working understanding of RBAC, SSO,



MFA/2FA, IAM, and tier-based gating Comfortable modernizing a live codebase within an existing code-review and agile process Organized and process-oriented, with a strong grasp of the SDLC Experience with CI/CD, API telemetry/monitoring, and database design/denormalization Advantageous: technical demonstrations leading to technology adoption Advantageous: led or played a key role in designing a shipped project/system Advantageous: major framework version upgrades or large-module decomposition on a live production codebase Advantageous: AI/LLM product feature development Advantageous: Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in modernizing web applications using Django and React, with a strong focus on technical debt reduction and cloud deployment. Proficient in SQL for data validation and technical writing for design documentation. Highest-signal resume keywords

Django/Django REST Framework React Development SQL Data Validation Cloud Deployment (GCP) CI/CD Implementation ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

Python TypeScript AI-Assisted Development Database Design Service-to-Service Authentication RBAC SSO MFA/2FA Agile Methodologies Technical Writing Soft Skills

Organized Process-Oriented Strong Grasp of SDLC Industry Keywords

Technical Debt API Telemetry Monitoring Legacy Code Modernization Design Documents Tools & Technologies

Cloud Run Cloud Functions Terraform Kubernetes Helm

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📌 Software Engineer – Full Stack (Winnipeg)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Winnipeg