Backend Engineer — Python Microservices, Hybrid Work

Drive; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Learning and development opportunities

Mental health support

Hybrid working (Holborn)

Job summary

Drive is seeking a backend-focused developer to build scalable services using Python, Django and FastAPI. You will work closely with Product, Design and Sales to ship robust APIs and data pipelines.

You’ll join a culture that values continuous learning, code quality, and agile collaboration, with hybrid office-based and remote days in Holborn (London). You’ll grow technically through reviews and pair programming from day one.

Qualifications

• Strong backend developer with Python in a modern framework.
• Experience designing scalable services and APIs.
• Good understanding of databases, OO design and SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Hands on building highly scalable and maintainable backend services.
• Use appropriate tools and contribute new frameworks or techniques.
• Collaborate with Product, Design and Sales teams.
• Share technical solutions and product ideas through code reviews and pair programming.
• Support Agile practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Backend development

SOLID principles

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Tools

Python

Django

FastAPI

AWS

ElasticSearch

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Github

Kubernetes

Job description

Drive is seeking a backend-focused developer to build scalable services using Python, Django and FastAPI. You will work closely with Product, Design and Sales to ship robust APIs and data pipelines.

You’ll join a culture that values continuous learning, code quality, and agile collaboration, with hybrid office-based and remote days in Holborn (London). You’ll grow technically through reviews and pair programming from day one.