Remote Senior Python Backend Engineer

Python Software Foundation; Greater London; À distance; GBP 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Remote-first

Résumé du poste

Webbyfox is a UK-based Python web development agency seeking a Senior Python Engineer to design, build and scale backend services powering our products. You will own services end to end—from architecture and API design to deployment and monitoring—and collaborate with product, data and DevOps teams.

Responsibilities include designing scalable APIs in Python, leading architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and improving performance, security and reliability across the stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with strong Python expertise.
• Hands-on experience with Django, FastAPI or Flask and RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and ORMs; NoSQL is a plus.
• Experience with asyncio and task queues (Celery/RQ).
• Cloud exposure (AWS, GCP or Azure), Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Strong testing discipline (pytest, unit/integration, TDD).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, Git workflows, and monitoring tools.
• Knowledge of design patterns, system design, and security best practices
• Excellent communication and mentoring skills
• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsabilités

• Design, build, and scale backend services and APIs in Python.
• Own services end to end from architecture to deployment and monitoring.
• Lead technical design discussions and architectural decisions.
• Write clean, well-tested code and promote engineering best practices.
• Review code and mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Optimize performance, reliability, and security of applications.
• Collaborate with product, data, and DevOps teams across projects.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and production observability.

Connaissances

Python

Django

FastAPI

REST APIs

Async programming

Testing

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Outils

Django

FastAPI

Flask

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Redis

MongoDB

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Celery

AWS

Description du poste

Webbyfox is a UK-based Python web development agency seeking a Senior Python Engineer to design, build and scale backend services powering our products. You will own services end to end—from architecture and API design to deployment and monitoring—and collaborate with product, data and DevOps teams.

Responsibilities include designing scalable APIs in Python, leading architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and improving performance, security and reliability across the stack.