London Hybrid Backend Engineer (Python/Django)

Medtronic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic Digital Technologies is recruiting a backend software engineer to develop RESTful services in Python using Django and Django REST Framework. The role involves building production-grade services, contributing to features, and ensuring code quality through reviews and tests, with a must-commit to London 2-3 days per week.

The position emphasizes designing robust APIs, clear technical documentation, and collaboration across product, systems, QA, and clinical teams to deliver reliable

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional backend development experience using Python.
• Experience with Django and Django REST Framework.
• Experience designing and evolving REST APIs with versioning and error handling.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and knowledge transfer.
• Willing to commute to London 2-3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Own well-scoped backend and services work from design through production.
• Contribute to design and implementation of larger features and services.
• Write high-quality Python code and participate in code reviews.
• Improve testability, observability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Document technical decisions and interfaces for support and handover.

Skills

Python

Django

REST APIs

Code reviews

Testing pytest

Documentation

API design

Ambiguity management

Tools

Django REST Framework

Job description

Medtronic Digital Technologies is recruiting a backend software engineer to develop RESTful services in Python using Django and Django REST Framework. The role involves building production-grade services, contributing to features, and ensuring code quality through reviews and tests, with a must-commit to London 2-3 days per week.

The position emphasizes designing robust APIs, clear technical documentation, and collaboration across product, systems, QA, and clinical teams to deliver reliable