Senior Software Engineer

Aimtech Recruitment; City Of London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Software Engineer proficient in MongoDB and Django for a 6-month fully remote contract. The role involves designing solutions for system integration while optimizing performance and scalability. Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience enhancing data layer interactions and guiding engineering best practices. This opportunity is suited for an individual who thrives in a collaborative environment and is keen on mentoring others.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in MongoDB required.
• Hands-on experience in application development with Django.
• Ability to optimize data interaction patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions for Django and MongoDB integration.
• Review and refactor existing data models.
• Educate and mentor engineers on effective MongoDB usage.

Skills

MongoDB

Django

Schema design

Performance optimization

Mentorship

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (MongoDB / Django) 6-Month Contract Outside IR35 Fully Remote

About the Role

Were looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in MongoDB to help solve complex integration challenges between Django and MongoEngine within a live production environment.

This is a hands‑on engineering role, suited to someone who can move beyond theory designing, implementing, and optimising real‑world solutions that enhance the performance, scalability, and maintainability of our data layer.

Youll join a collaborative engineering team and act as a subject‑matter expert in MongoDB usage, schema design, and data interaction patterns within Django applications.

What Youll Do

Design and implement solutions that improve how Django and MongoDB interoperate.

Review and refactor existing data models, ensuring performance and scalability.

Work closely with backend teams to guide best practices around schema design, indexing, and query optimisation.

Educate and mentor engineers on effective MongoDB usage patterns and integration strategies.

Help evolve internal tooling, libraries, and data access layers to streamline development.