Back End Engineer

Anson McCade Pty; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private medical insurance

Learning and development budget

Hybrid working

Team socials

Résumé du poste

Unknown is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build highly scalable backend services in Python, shaping architecture and influencing the tools and techniques used by the team. You’ll work closely with Product, Design and Sales and mentor developing engineers in a collaborative, fast-growth environment.

You’ll contribute to robust, maintainable systems, drive Agile practices and help advance the team’s technical excellence while delivering high-impact solutions for automotive and

Qualifications

• Strong Python backend experience with any framework.
• Solid understanding of databases, OO design, data structures.
• Experience with distributed systems and SOLID principles.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to varied audiences.

Responsabilités

• Build highly scalable, maintainable backend services.
• Shape architecture and technical design for complex business problems.
• Suggest new tools, frameworks and approaches where they add value.
• Share ideas through code and design reviews, pair programming and presentations.
• Help improve the team’s Agile ways of working.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor developing engineers.

Connaissances

Python backend

Distributed systems

SOLID principles

Code reviews

Pair programming

Description du poste

I’m working with a well-backed, fast-growing scale-up in the automotive and consumer-finance space. They help customers find, finance and drive their next vehicle. They’re hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build highly scalable services that sit at the heart of their platform.

The role

You’ll be hands-on in building and evolving backend services. You’ll turn complex business needs into robust technical designs and high-level architecture. You’ll work closely with Product, Design and Sales, and you’ll have real influence over the tools and techniques the team uses.

What you’ll do

• Build highly scalable, maintainable backend services
• Shape architecture and technical design for complex business problems
• Suggest new tools, frameworks and approaches where they add value
• Share ideas through code and design reviews, pair programming and presentations
• Help improve the team’s Agile ways of working
• Provide technical leadership and mentor developing engineers

What you’ll bring

• Strong commercial experience building scalable backend services in Python (any framework)
• Solid understanding of databases, OO design, data structures, distributed systems and SOLID principles
• A problem-solving mindset and a drive to improve how teams work
• The ability to explain technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical colleagues
• A collaborative approach with engineers and business stakeholders

What’s on offer

• Competitive salary plus performance-based bonus
• 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and an extra day off for your birthday
• Private medical insurance and mental health support
• Learning and development budget
• Hybrid working from a modern Central London office
• A culture built on honest feedback, where you’re encouraged to push back and challenge
• Stocked kitchen and bar, plus regular socials