Backend Software Engineer (Python and Django)

Be-IT; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Be-IT is hiring a hands-on mid to senior Backend Engineer to build the APIs and backend workflows behind a redesigned client portal.

This fully UK remote role requires residency in the UK and offers an initial 6 month contract with strong Python and Django skills.

You will own work from refinement through deployment, collaborate with product, QA, platform and fellow engineers, and ensure secure, scalable backend services with CI/CD and reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial Python experience with Django in production.
• Experience designing maintainable REST APIs on relational databases.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, SSO and secure API design.
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD and diagnosing live issues.
• Understanding of cloud-hosted apps and infrastructure as code, ideally AWS.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test and maintain backend services and APIs in Python and Django.
• Own work from refinement through to deployment.
• Work closely with product, QA, platform and fellow engineers to shape practical solutions.
• Make sound trade-offs across security, performance, cost and delivery.
• Contribute to code reviews, testing, CI/CD and production reliability.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

CI/CD

AWS

Security

Team collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Docker

Celery

Redis

Sentry

Terraform

CDK

Job description

Fully UK remote - must be based in the UK

Initial 6 month contact

Must have strong Python and Django skills.

We’re hiring a hands-on mid to senior Backend Engineer to build the APIs and backend workflows behind a redesigned client portal.

What you’ll do

• Design, build, test and maintain backend services and APIs in Python and Django
• Own work from refinement through to deployment
• Work closely with product, QA, platform and fellow engineers to shape practical solutions
• Make sound trade-offs across security, performance, cost and delivery
• Contribute to code reviews, testing, CI/CD and production reliability

What you’ll bring

• Strong commercial Python experience, with production Django (ORM, migrations, testing)
• Experience designing and delivering maintainable REST APIs on relational databases
• Good knowledge of authentication, authorisation, SSO and secure API design
• Experience with automated testing, CI/CD and diagnosing issues in live environments
• Understanding of cloud-hosted applications and infrastructure as code, ideally AWS
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues

Nice to have: FastAPI, PostgreSQL/MySQL, Docker, Celery, Redis, Sentry, Terraform/CDK, event-driven design, agile product teams