Backend Developer (Python + DevOps)

Job Description

This is a remote position.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Python Backend Developer who can take full ownership — from writing robust APIs to deploying production-ready systems. You’ll work with Flask / Django, AWS Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway), and Terraform-based infrastructure, managing your own deployments without relying on a separate DevOps team.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain backend services using Python (Flask / Django)
• Design and deploy serverless and containerized architectures on AWS
• Manage CI / CD pipelines, Terraform infrastructure, and production rollouts
• Work with databases (PostgreSQL) and caching (Redis)
• Implement authentication (JWT / OAuth2), API versioning, and performance tuning
• Collaborate closely with mobile app frontend teams

Requirements

Required Skills

Bonus Skills

Why Join Us

Requirements

Requirements Must be residing within the UK Native English language skills Up-to-date knowledge of web technologies. Understands current learning theories. Comfortable using software such as Blackboard or WebCT to post lecture notes, assignments, and supplementary material for students. Solid tech skills and professional experience working with front- and back-end JavaScript, for example, Node.js, React / Redux, and Postgres—expect that knowledge to be tested throughout the interview process. Experience teaching adult learners or coaching / mentoring junior engineers is highly preferred. Ability to coach and mentor with empathy, while holding learners accountable for their own development.