Senior Backend Engineer – Pensions Team, Python

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🔙 Backend Engineer

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InvestEngine

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2019

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

👥 B2C

💰 $3M Equity Crowdfunding - InvestEngine on 2023-03

Finance • Fintech • B2C

InvestEngine is an award‑winning, industry‑leading online investment platform that champions low-cost, long-term investing using exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Founded in 2016, it provides accessible, user-focused digital investment products and account management for individual investors, with emphasis on simplicity, low fees, and analytics-driven product design.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services in Python 3.11 using Django / DRF • Lead technical initiatives across payments infrastructure and integrations • Drive improvements in system reliability, observability, and operational excellence • Work closely with Product, Operations, Compliance, and external partners • Investigate production issues and identify root causes rather than temporary fixes • Improve legacy systems and reduce technical debt • Lead architectural discussions and technical decision-making • Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance • Take ownership of delivery, planning, and execution of complex projects • Help grow and develop the engineering team

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience • Strong Python and Django experience • Experience leading projects or engineering teams • Strong understanding of distributed systems, integrations, and system reliability • Experience working with complex legacy systems and technical debt • Ability to drive clarity in ambiguous situations • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills • Strong ownership mindset and proactive approach to problem-solving • English (B2 level or higher) and fluent Russian • Nice to have: experience in fintech, payments, banking, or other highly regulated industries • Nice to have: experience with AWS, Docker, MySQL, Redis, RabbitMQ, or Kafka • Nice to have: experience leading modernization or system migration initiatives

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote-first and flexible — work from anywhere, on your own schedule • Unlimited vacation — take the time you need, when you need it • Direct impact — work on business-critical systems and influence core architecture • Strategic leadership opportunities — grow into a central technical role as we scale • Modern tech stack — Python 3.11, Django, MySQL, Redis, AWS, GitHub, TeamCity • A supportive, experienced team that values quality, learning, and delivering results