Django
Django is the web framework for perfectionists with deadlines, and we have been building with it for years. It gives us everything needed to build secure, feature-complete web applications quickly: a powerful ORM, built-in admin, form handling, authentication, and a robust security model out of the box.
Why Django
- Batteries included, User authentication, admin interface, form validation, CSRF protection, database migrations, caching, and internationalisation come with Django by default.
- Mature ORM, Django’s ORM handles complex queries, multi-table inheritance, and transactions elegantly, with escape hatches to raw SQL when you need ultimate control.
- Security-first, Django protects against SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and clickjacking by default. It is one of the most security-hardened web frameworks available.
- Scalable architecture, Django applications can be scaled horizontally with load balancers, task queues (Celery), and caching layers (Redis), supporting millions of users.
- Django REST Framework, DRF makes it straightforward to build production-grade REST APIs with serialisers, viewsets, permissions, and throttling in a consistent, testable way.
How We Use Django
We structure Django projects to be maintainable at scale: modular apps with clear boundaries, custom user models from the start, environment-based settings (12-factor), and a layered architecture that separates business logic from views. We use Django Channels for WebSocket support, Celery for background tasks, and factory-boy with pytest-django for comprehensive test coverage.
Django in Our Project History
- Multi-tenant SaaS platforms with per-organisation data isolation
- E-commerce backends integrated with Stripe and external fulfilment APIs
- Internal CRM and workflow management tools with customised Django Admin
- Data exploration portals for scientific and financial datasets
- REST APIs serving mobile and SPA frontends at scale