Senior Backend Engineer – Python/Django, AI‑Driven

Preply; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development budget

Relocation package to Barcelona Hub

Health insurance

Equity

Mentally healthy support platforms

Job summary

Preply in London is seeking a Senior Engineer to develop and own backend features using Python/Django, design integrations with third‑party vendors, and help shape scalable services. You will guide the team on best practices, monitor reliability, and push for AI-enabled improvements.

Join a fast-growing company with a culture of collaboration, a Learning & Development budget, equity, health insurance, and relocation support offering opportunities across 175 countries.

Qualifications

• Experience with large, high-scale web applications and well‑designed APIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own backend features using Python/Django, supporting new services and third‑party integrations.
• Think beyond code to understand customer needs and balance speed with long‑term quality.
• Guide the team in selecting best practices, improving test culture, code reviews, monitoring, and scalability.

Skills

Architectural patterns

AI Expertise

JS/TS tasks

Troubleshooting

Self-organization

English 2+

Tools

Java/Spring

Node.js/Express.js

Ruby/Ruby on Rails

Scala/Play

PHP

Golang

Job description

Preply in London is seeking a Senior Engineer to develop and own backend features using Python/Django, design integrations with third‑party vendors, and help shape scalable services. You will guide the team on best practices, monitor reliability, and push for AI-enabled improvements.

Join a fast-growing company with a culture of collaboration, a Learning & Development budget, equity, health insurance, and relocation support offering opportunities across 175 countries.