Senior Python Backend Engineer - Scalable APIs & AI Data

Xelix; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Gym access

Cycle to work

Private medical & dental

Job summary

Xelix is seeking Senior Python Developers to join our back-end team in a fast-paced scale-up environment. You will write Python code, build REST APIs with Django or Flask to support the React front end, and collaborate with AI Engineers to analyze large datasets.

We encourage ownership, offer professional development including conference budgets, and opportunities to advance toward Team Lead or Staff Engineer roles as the company grows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Python coding professional experience.
• Experience with Django and the Django Rest Framework (or Flask).
• Degree in Computer Science (2:1 or above).
• Experience with AWS, SQL/PostgreSQL, and building pipelines with CI/CD tools.

Responsibilities

• Implementing robust and scalable solutions in Python.
• Developing, using and designing REST APIs to efficiently deliver application components.
• Implementing performance improvement strategies.
• Ensuring the quality of code by writing tests and participating in code reviews.

Skills

Python

Django & DRF

REST APIs

Flask

AWS

SQL / PostgreSQL

CI/CD

GitHub

Jenkins

Docker

Terraform

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub

Jenkins

Docker

Terraform

Job description

Xelix is seeking Senior Python Developers to join our back-end team in a fast-paced scale-up environment. You will write Python code, build REST APIs with Django or Flask to support the React front end, and collaborate with AI Engineers to analyze large datasets.

We encourage ownership, offer professional development including conference budgets, and opportunities to advance toward Team Lead or Staff Engineer roles as the company grows.