Senior Backend Engineer, Portfolio Team – Python

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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📋 Description

• Design, develop and maintain backend services in Python 3.11 using Django / DRF • Build features for portfolio creation, Managed Portfolios and portfolio operations • Lead roadmap projects end-to-end: clarify requirements with Product, propose the technical design, break down the work and ship it • Design and build RESTful APIs used by web and mobile apps • Give constructive, high-quality code reviews and help raise the team's engineering standards • Take part in architecture discussions and contribute to technical decisions • Work with MySQL and Redis • Identify and reduce technical debt • Collaborate closely with Product, frontend, QA, mobile and design • Contribute to the evolution of the architecture and engineering practices • Work in two-week sprints with Product and own meaningful parts of the product

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend development • Strong Python skills and solid software engineering fundamentals • A good understanding of software architecture and service design • Solid experience with relational databases and REST API design • A track record of writing clean, maintainable, well-tested code • Experience leading projects or features from idea to production • The ability to pick up new codebases and technologies quickly • Strong ownership, organisation and a collaborative working style • Familiarity with Git, CI/CD practices and modern engineering workflows • Good written and spoken English • Experience with Django or Django REST Framework (not required, since strong fundamentals matter more than an exact framework match) • Experience in fintech, investing, wealth management or another regulated industry • Familiarity with AWS and Docker • Experience with RabbitMQ, Kafka or other message brokers • Experience using AI-assisted development tools in your daily work • Contributions to open source or personal side projects

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first and flexible: work from anywhere, at your own pace • Unlimited vacation: take time off when you need it, with no fixed limits • Impact from day one: work on core investment products used by more than 150,000 clients • Ownership: lead projects and become the go-to backend owner for key areas of the Portfolio domain • Technical growth: influence architecture and technical decisions • Modern tech stack: Python 3.11, Django, MySQL, Redis, AWS, GitHub, TeamCity • Supportive team: thoughtful, skilled colleagues who care about quality and results

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