Python Developer

FORT; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology company in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior Python Developer to enhance their high-scale data platform. This hands-on role emphasizes modernizing core services, tackling performance challenges, and building resilient backend systems. Candidates should have strong Python skills and experience with REST APIs and microservices. The position offers a remote-first work culture and the opportunity to influence architectural decisions in a senior team. Competitive pay based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in Python backend development with Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Ability to design and build scalable and reliable systems.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Python backend services.
• Improve data pipelines and processing workflows.
• Contribute to platform design decisions and engineering standards.

Skills

Strong Python backend development

REST APIs

Microservices

Tools

Kubernetes

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Job description

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Base pay range

Senior Python Developer

The Opportunity

We’re hiring Senior Python Engineers for a growing technology company building a high-scale data platform used by enterprise customers.

This is a hands-on backend role focused on modernising and rebuilding core services that power ingestion, processing, indexing, and export of large volumes of data. If you enjoy platform work, solving performance challenges, and building resilient systems, this will be a strong fit.

The Why? (Top 3)

• Major platform modernisation – a genuine rewrite/re-platforming programme with real architectural influence
• Engineering-led environment – small, senior team with high ownership and strong standards
• Remote-first & flexible – fully remote, with flexibility around working hours and a high-trust culture

The Role

You’ll join a backend team responsible for platform services that handle high-volume workflows, data processing, and scalable APIs.

The immediate focus is building a more modern, maintainable foundation, including a move toward a cloud-agnostic architecture with Kubernetes as a key part of the platform direction.

You’ll be involved in:

• Designing and building Python backend services
• Improving data pipelines and processing workflows
• Delivering systems built for scale, reliability, and performance
• Contributing to platform design decisions, best practices, and engineering standards
• Supporting a long-term modernisation programme (not short-term feature churn)

What We’re Looking For

You’ll be a strong backend engineer who can operate at senior level in a small team.

• Strong Python backend development (Django / Flask / FastAPI)
• REST APIs, microservices or distributed systems patterns

Nice to have

• Kubernetes and containerised services
• Cloud exposure (AWS, GCP or Azure)
• Experience working with data-heavy systems, ETL-style workflows, or event-driven architectures

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industry: Information Services

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