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Luis Max

@luismax

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Backend Technical Lead specializing in scalable Python/Django and Wagtail architectures.

Poland

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What I'm looking for

I seek remote leadership roles building scalable, CMS-driven platforms with strong engineering culture, clear architecture, and opportunities to mentor and drive backend-to-frontend integrations.

I am a Backend Technical Lead with 10+ years designing and scaling Python-based content platforms, specializing in Django and Wagtail CMS architecture. I build modular, reusable CMS-driven systems that translate research and business requirements into production-grade features.

I have extensive experience administering Wagtail internals, extending Page models, creating complex StreamField Blocks, and customizing render/template resolution to support component-driven frontends built with React and Angular. I deploy and operate high-traffic Wagtail applications on Google Cloud Platform and AWS with containerized CI/CD pipelines and performance optimizations.

I lead remote engineering efforts, conduct architectural reviews, mentor engineers, and maintain secure, scalable DevOps workflows. My track record includes implementing event-driven systems, real-time notifications, payment and crypto workflows, and optimized caching and database strategies for reliability under heavy load.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Engineer

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Aff-Starter

Sep 2025 - Present (5 months)

Architected and developed distributed microservices for a high-traffic crypto casino platform, implementing scalable event-driven systems, Redis caching, Kafka streaming, and secure crypto payment workflows to improve performance and transactional integrity.

Python ASP.NET Core Microservices Kafka Redis Docker Next.js CI CD

Senior Software Engineer

Infuy

Oct 2022 - Sep 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Spearheaded backend architecture for a high-traffic ticketing and VOD platform using Django and Wagtail, designing complex StreamField schemas, headless CMS integrations, and Google Cloud deployments to ensure scalable content-driven publishing and high-concurrency transaction safety.

Python Django Wagtail PostgreSQL Google Cloud Platform Redis Docker CI CD

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Marino Software

Feb 2020 - Oct 2022 (2 years 8 months)

Architected a data-intensive economic visualization platform with Django and Wagtail, building StreamField-driven content models, geospatial filtering, and APIs consumed by Angular dashboards to improve research-driven publishing workflows and performance.

Python Django Wagtail PostgreSQL Angular Docker Redis CI CD

Senior Backend Developer

Greenfinch Technology

Oct 2017 - Feb 2020 (2 years 4 months)

Developed scalable backend services and RESTful APIs for enterprise space booking workflows, implementing role-based access control, transactional booking systems, Stripe integrations, and containerized CI/CD pipelines to improve reliability and observability.