We are looking for a Senior Python/Django Architect to join a long-term project for a Norwegian client in the financial sector.

👥 Team: 10 people — Backend, Frontend, Full-Stack, BA, UX & DevOps

📍 Location: Poland / CET

⏰ Engagement: Full-time, starting in September

✈️ Occasional travel to Norway may be possible

💼 Project
A specialized cloud-based practice management and workflow platform for accounting firms and financial professionals. The solution centralizes task management, client communication and compliance processes such as AML/KYC.

👤 What we're looking for
A strongly technical Architect who can not only design solutions, but also challenge existing approaches, advise the client, set technical direction and solve complex problems.

🎯 Key requirements:

• Strong expertise in Python & Django (4.2)

• Django REST Framework, Django Filters, Celery

• Django ORM & data modelling

• Strong PostgreSQL & Redis experience

• Proven experience with performance & scalability

• Experience scaling existing Django systems without a "big-bang rewrite"

• Technical & architecture assessments

• Database optimisation

• Experience designing architecture for complex systems

• Good understanding of microservices

• AWS / AWS Fargate

• CI/CD — CircleCI is a plus

• Git / GitHub

• Strong communication with technical & non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to explain architectural decisions, trade-offs and risks

• Client-facing / technical advisory experience

• English C1

🛠 Tech stack:
Python · Django 4.2 · DRF · Django Filters · Celery · PostgreSQL · Redis · AWS Fargate · Angular 21 · TypeScript · RxJS · CircleCI · GitHub

📌 Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve the overall system architecture

• Translate business needs into technical direction

• Drive architectural decisions and technical priorities

• Identify risks and scalability challenges

• Guide engineering teams and provide technical mentorship

• Solve complex technical problems

• Contribute to technical roadmaps

• Work closely with the client and other stakeholders

• Ensure scalability, consistency and quality across the system