Django Developer

Django Rest Framework; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Developer Society in Birmingham is seeking a Django Developer to strengthen support and delivery for a portfolio of partner projects. You will contribute hands-on Django development, with a focus on reliability, uptime, and timely delivery for diverse clients.

Ideal candidates bring strong Django experience, knowledge of Wagtail CMS, and comfort with deployment workflows. Remote-friendly with a cooperative team culture and opportunities to work on multiple codebases.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Wagtail CMS required or highly desirable.
• Confidence with deployment workflows and release processes.
• DevOps awareness and close-to-infrastructure workExperience.
• Frontend confidence for simpler changes.
• Experience supporting long-running partner relationships through ongoing technical work.
• Willingness to learn React Native for adjacent app work.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and deliver solutions across partner projects to meet SLA commitments.
• Balance hands-on Django development with technical leadership in process improvements.
• Collaborate with teammates and clients to translate requests into practical implementations.
• Work across multiple streams of work and adapt to context switching.

Skills

Django

Wagtail CMS

Python

DevOps

Deployment

Infrastructure

React Native

Front-End Development

Back End

Cloud

Database

Web

Job description

# Django Developer at The Developer Society#### (6 days, 9 hours ago)## Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a Django Developer to join our team and strengthen our support and delivery capacity across a growing portfolio of partner work. For this particular role we’re looking for someone with strong Django experience, and knowledge of Wagtail would be ideal too.You’ll be joining our Partner Success team as a technical contributor, responsible for maintaining and delivering solutions that support our SLA (Service Level Agreement) and retainer-based partners. This role combines hands-on development work with a strong focus on reliability, responsiveness, and technical partnership - prioritising uptime, speed of resolution, and consistent delivery for our partners.We’re looking for intelligent people with an eagerness to learn new things. As well as technical knowledge, we need someone who gets it - someone who is a natural problem solver, knows when to ask for support, and can turn messy incoming requests into calm, practical solutions.We’re not just code machines - we’re humans, so we need developers who collaborate, support, and work together to help the whole team succeed. This role suits someone who can combine solid backend development with technical leadership in process: helping a team deliver well without needing to formally manage it.We have a lot of clients / partners, and a lot of codebases. You won’t be working on the same project for months, but need to be confident about context switching, making sensible technical decisions, and working across multiple streams of work.## Restrictions* Telecommuting is OK* No Agencies Please## Requirements* Knowledge of Wagtail CMS* Confidence with deployment workflows, release processes, and environment management* DevOps awareness and confidence working close to infrastructure, even if not a full-time DevOps specialist* Some front-end confidence, enough to handle simpler changes where useful* Experience supporting or maintaining long-running partner relationships through ongoing technical work* Experience with React Native or willingness to learn enough to support adjacent app work## About the CompanyHere at The Developer Society we work with charities, NGOs and mission driven organisations on a wide range of digital projects. We’re also a not-for-profit co-op which makes us pretty unique. You can find out more about who we are and our ethos here and see a snapshot of the kind of projects we work on here.We believe the people working to build a better world deserve the clarity, power, and tools to finish what they start. By shifting digital capability into the hands of charities, not-for-profits, and social movements, we help them thrive: and when they thrive, society benefits.## Contact Info* E-mail contact: [e-mail]* Web: https://www.dev.ngo/join/django-developer-2026/## Employment typeFull-time## Desired skills:Django,wagtail,Python,DevOps,Deployment,Infrastructure,react native,Front-End Development,Back end,Cloud,Database,Web## Location:Birmingham, United Kingdom (Remote OK)## Compensation:GBP 45,500.00–55,000.00 per year