Senior Back-End Engineer (Python/Django) | Remote (UK-based)
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Senior Back-End Engineer (Python/Django) | Remote (UK-based)
Eligible is on a mission to eliminate financial anxiety and distress for every mortgage customer. We already support over 1,000,000 consumers and manage £100bn+ in mortgages through partnerships with leading financial institutions.
As we scale, we’re looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer to take ownership of the core systems, APIs, and data workflows that power our platform. This is a senior role: you’ll influence architecture, shape our data layer, and deliver backend systems that scale.
What you'll you
- Lead backend development in Python/Django
- Design & deliver scalable APIs and services
- Optimise data models and pipelines for insights & ML
- Manage deployments & scaling in AWS/Heroku
- Champion clean, testable, maintainable code
- Contribute to technical direction & architecture
What we're looking for
- Deep experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL
- Strong track record with backend architecture & APIs
- Hands-on with AWS (RDS, S3, Redshift, EC2, CloudFormation)
- Background in data modelling & pipelines
- Experience in fast-moving product environments
Bonus points
- Regulated industries (finance/insurance/health)
- Large-scale system redesigns or product launches
- Event-driven architectures or ML-driven products
Our stack
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Celery | Redshift, DBT, MLFlow | AWS, Heroku, CloudFormation | PyTest | Sentry, CloudWatch
Why Eligible?
- Work fully remote, UK-based
- Private healthcare & generous annual leave
- Quarterly team meetups/offsites
- Small, senior team with high trust and autonomy
👉 If you’re a backend-first engineer who loves owning data-rich systems and scaling impactful products, we’d love to hear from you.
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