Senior Python Backend Engineer – APIs & Scalable Systems

Worklane GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Electric Vehicles in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Python) to join our product and engineering team building systems powering our EV leasing platform. You will design and build robust APIs, evolve backend data models, and integrate multiple data sources (PostgreSQL and NoSQL) on AWS.

You’ll also contribute to frontend tasks when needed and mentor teammates to raise the game across the team. We value ownership, robust architecture, and scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Proficient Python with solid software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience designing and building APIs, preferably GraphQL.
• Comfort with multiple data sources including PostgreSQL and NoSQL.
• Strong understanding of scalable, maintainable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust APIs and integrate internal and third-party services.
• Architect and evolve backend systems and data models for performance and scalability.
• Work with multiple data sources and design expressive schemas.
• Contribute to frontend applications when needed and mentor teammates.

Skills

Python

API design

GraphQL

Relational & NoSQL data sources

Software engineering fundamentals

Team collaboration

AI tooling

Tools

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

AWS

React

Next.js

Job description

Octopus Electric Vehicles in London is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Python) to join our product and engineering team building systems powering our EV leasing platform. You will design and build robust APIs, evolve backend data models, and integrate multiple data sources (PostgreSQL and NoSQL) on AWS.

You’ll also contribute to frontend tasks when needed and mentor teammates to raise the game across the team. We value ownership, robust architecture, and scalable solutions.