Senior Backend Engineer
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Job Summary
Senior Backend Engineer
The area youll work in:
The team writes us tools in Python for AI to read and convert Excel files to python. It s a pod of 8 people helping convert 20000 spreadsheets to python
What youll do (ways of working):
Own the technical direction and delivery of significant backend systems from requirements to production.
Lead and mentor a team of engineers setting standards and creating growth opportunities.
Working across multiple teams and services often co-ordinating across regional boundaries.
Break down large programmes of work into manageable deliveries managing risk and dependencies.
Product support is integral to the role youll provide value during incidents even for systems you havent directly built.
Build trusted relationships with the business translating between business needs and technical solutions.
Drive platform improvements and address technical debt impactfully explaining benefits to leadership.
What you need to have to succeed in the role:
Willingness to learn multiple programming languages.
Demonstrable experience of one language. We predominantly use Python (FastAPI).
Strong understanding of databases and data modelling.
Knowledge of HTTP APIs and service contract design.
Writes well-structured testable code and sets standards for others.
Management of tech debt making the case for investment to leadership.
Expert-level Python including async patterns C extensions for performance and production-grade service design
The area youll work in:
The team writes us tools in Python for AI to read and convert Excel files to python. It s a pod of 8 people helping convert 20000 spreadsheets to python
What youll do (ways of working):
Own the technical direction and delivery of significant backend systems from requirements to production.
Lead and mentor a team of engineers setting standards and creating growth opportunities.
Working across multiple teams and services often co-ordinating across regional boundaries.
Break down large programmes of work into manageable deliveries managing risk and dependencies.
Product support is integral to the role youll provide value during incidents even for systems you havent directly built.
Build trusted relationships with the business translating between business needs and technical solutions.
Drive platform improvements and address technical debt impactfully explaining benefits to leadership.
What you need to have to succeed in the role:
Willingness to learn multiple programming languages.
Demonstrable experience of one language. We predominantly use Python (FastAPI).
Strong understanding of databases and data modelling.
Knowledge of HTTP APIs and service contract design.
Writes well-structured testable code and sets standards for others.
Management of tech debt making the case for investment to leadership.
Expert-level Python including async patterns C extensions for performance and production-grade service design
