Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Backend-Heavy with AI Impact

Preply; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lessons allowance

Learning & Development budget

Time off for self-development

Equity

Leave allowance

Health insurance

Mental health support

Global impact

Job summary

Preply is hiring a Senior II Full Stack Engineer to drive backend systems in Python/Django and frontend in React/Typescript. You will lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with product, data, and UX to deliver measurable impact at scale.

This is a remote, internationally oriented role with opportunities across 175 countries. You’ll contribute to architectural direction, champion observability, and foster engineering excellence while balancing short-term delivery with long-term

Qualifications

• Leadership and ownership across backend and frontend.
• Ability to design scalable APIs and systems.
• Strong collaboration with product, data, and design teams.
• Willingness to mentor and raise engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Back-end Development: design and evolve scalable Python/Django services.
• UI Development: build frontend in React/Typescript and support experiments.
• Ownership: lead initiatives from discovery to deployment.
• Engineering Excellence: drive best practices and code reviews.
• Data-Driven Product Development: partner with product, data, and UX.
• System Design: shape architecture for reliability and scale.
• Decision-Making: align technical work with business goals.
• Technical Leadership: influence beyond the immediate team.
• Chasing Excellence: mentor teammates and raise the bar.

Skills

Full-Stack Expertise

Backend Engineering

Frontend React

API Design

System Architecture

Technical Leadership

Data-Driven

Observability

On-call readiness

AI tools experience

Tools

Python/Django

React/Typescript

CI/CD

Cloud (AWS/Azure)

Job description

Preply is hiring a Senior II Full Stack Engineer to drive backend systems in Python/Django and frontend in React/Typescript. You will lead complex initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with product, data, and UX to deliver measurable impact at scale.

This is a remote, internationally oriented role with opportunities across 175 countries. You’ll contribute to architectural direction, champion observability, and foster engineering excellence while balancing short-term delivery with long-term