At Daymon, we grow People, Brands, and Businesses! We are currently looking for aSenior Django Backend Architect / Senior Back-End Engineerto help shape and scale the backend foundation of a growing business platform.This role is for someone who knows how to work with an existing system and make it better — someone who can bring structure, clarity, and architectural discipline without defaulting to a full rebuild.You'll play a key role in strengthening a shared backend environment, improving scalability, standardising design patterns, and supporting multiple business-critical capabilities through clean, practical engineering.Key Responsibilities: You'll work closely with developers and stakeholders to evolve the backend architecture and support a platform that needs to be scalable, secure, maintainable, and built for real operational use.Your focus will include: Designing and evolving a scalable Django backend architecture Standardising shared backend services, authentication, permissions, and reusable business logic Implementing robust role-based and data-level access controls Supporting complex workflows, approvals, dependencies, and multi-step processes Improving database models for scalability, reporting, and analytics Building and standardising REST APIs for frontend applications and internal integrations Refactoring the existing codebase to reduce duplication and technical debt Providing hands-on architectural guidance and technical mentorshipKey Requirements: You should bring strong technical depth, sound judgement, and a practical mindset. We're looking for someone with: expert-level experience inPython, Django, and Django REST Framework strong backend architecture and scalable system design experience experience working on shared backend platforms or multi-application environments strong knowledge ofRBAC, permission models, and access control solid database design experience, ideally withPostgreSQL or SQL Server strong API design capability experience withDockerand deployment practices a pragmatic approach to improving systems incrementallyNice to have experience with workflow engines or state-machine-based systems audit logging or history tracking experience familiarity with React / Next.js integration experience in environments that require governance, traceability, and structured workflowsWhat we're not looking for This role isnotthe right fit for: Developers who want to rebuild everything from scratch Node.js-only backend developers Firebase or AWS-heavy specialists who are less focused on core backend application design Frontend-only developers Engineers who tend to over-engineer where practical improvement is neededThis role is a strong fit for someone who... enjoys improving real systems instead of rebuilding everything from zero can balance long-term architecture with day-to-day delivery needs understands how to reduce complexity without over-engineering is comfortable getting close to business logic and designing with purposeWhy join Daymon? This is an opportunity to have real influence on how a critical backend environment evolves. You'll help define engineering standards, improve platform scalability, and contribute to systems that support important business operations across Daymon.If you're a senior backend engineer who combines technical strength with practical thinking, we'd love to hear from you.Apply today!