Backend Engineer — Build Scalable Python Services

Drive; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Mental health support

Hybrid working

Birthday day off

Kitchens and bar in office

Job summary

Drive is seeking a talented backend developer to help build scalable services in Python (Django, FastAPI) for automotive experiences. You’ll work across Product, Design and Sales to deliver robust systems and a great customer experience.

You’ll join a collaborative, Agile team with hybrid working in Holborn (London) and remote days, and you’ll contribute to tooling, data processing and microservice architecture while continuously improving processes.

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills to build scalable backend services, primarily in Python (in any framework)
• Analytical skills: a love for problem solving, and improving our working processes. We are always learning
• A good understanding of databases, OO design, data structures and SOLID principles
• Strong desire to work collaboratively with both your peers and business teams
• The ability to communicate technical concepts to other members of the team.

Responsibilities

• Hands on building highly scalable and maintainable backend services.
• Use appropriate tools for development and being proactive in suggesting new tools, frameworks or techniques
• Collaborate across functional teams including Product, Design and Sales
• Share technical solutions and product ideas through code and design reviews, pair programming, and presentations
• Highlight areas we can improve on as a team practising Agile processes

Skills

Python

Backend development

Analytical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

SOLID principles

OO design

Tools

Django

FastAPI

AWS

ElasticSearch

Kafka

Github

Job description

Drive is seeking a talented backend developer to help build scalable services in Python (Django, FastAPI) for automotive experiences. You’ll work across Product, Design and Sales to deliver robust systems and a great customer experience.

You’ll join a collaborative, Agile team with hybrid working in Holborn (London) and remote days, and you’ll contribute to tooling, data processing and microservice architecture while continuously improving processes.