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Toptal: Full-Stack Engineer (Python + Temporal)
Headquarters: Remote
URL: https://www.toptal.com/
About the Role
Join the continued build-out of a production-grade surplus lines platform — a system already handling real policy processing, compliance workflows, and reporting for an active business. This isn't a greenfield project or a maintenance gig: you'll step into a complex, live system, understand its workflows quickly, and independently own solutions across the full stack. If you're a strong engineer first — comfortable across frontend, backend, and workflow orchestration — this is a long-term engagement with real technical depth.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain full-stack application features across frontend and backend systems.
- Build and support integrations with third-party systems and APIs.
- Develop workflow-driven processes using Temporal.
- Build scalable APIs and backend services using Python.
- Maintain and optimize relational databases using PostgreSQL.
- Develop reporting and analytics capabilities using charting libraries.
- Contribute to AI-enabled features and integrations within the platform.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
- Participate in architecture discussions and help shape long-term technical direction.
- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.
What You Bring
- 7+ years of full stack software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in Python, with solid backend API development experience.
- Strong frontend experience with modern web frameworks.
- Proven experience designing and building scalable applications with sound architecture.
- Hands-on experience with Temporal and workflow orchestration patterns.
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing and event-driven systems.
- Strong PostgreSQL, SQL, and data modeling experience.
- Experience building reporting dashboards using charting libraries such as Chart.js, D3.js, or Plotly.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and cloud environments.
- Strong English communication skills, with availability during U.S. business hours.
Nice to Have
- Experience in insurance, surplus lines, or compliance-based applications.
- Experience integrating with third-party vendors and external APIs.
- Experience with AI tooling, LLM integrations, and context engineering.
- Experience building intelligent automation features.