Python Developer

FORT; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing technology company is seeking a Senior Python Engineer to modernize their high-scale data platform. This hands-on role involves designing and building Python backend services, improving data pipelines, and ensuring system reliability and performance. The company embraces a remote-first culture with flexibility in working hours, fostering an engineering-led environment where you’ll contribute significantly to the architectural direction of the platform.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Remote work option

High-trust culture

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineer with experience in Python frameworks.
• Familiarity with designing and building scalable backend services.
• Experience deploying applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Python backend services.
• Improve data pipelines and processing workflows.
• Support a long-term modernization program.

Skills

Python backend development

REST APIs

Microservices

Tools

Kubernetes

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Job description

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
• Must have experience developing applications and deploying them to Kubernetes
• 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

• Cloud exposure (AWS, GCP or Azure)
• Experience working with data‑heavy systems, ETL‑style workflows, or event‑driven architectures