Senior Back End Developer (Python) - [Remote]

£70-90k + Benefits 2 days on site in North London 3 days remote I am recruting for a talented and driven Backend Engineer to join a dynamic team, focused on the creation and deployment of innovative software solutions. As a Backend Engineer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, design, and quality assurance, to develop cutting-edge features that power our platform. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams : Contribute to the development of new features by working alongside engineering, product management, design, and QA teams. Promote best practices : Advocate and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices. Your in-depth knowledge of backend technologies will help guide and support your peers, ensuring high-quality code. Automation and process improvement : Increase development efficiency, reliability, and scalability by creating automated processes that streamline workflows. Foster engineering excellence : Promote engineering best practices across the team and inspire your peers to improve their skills and capabilities. Knowledge sharing : Actively engage with the engineering community, contributing to knowledge-sharing initiatives and events. Share your expertise to motivate and mentor your team. Required Skills: Proven experience designing and building REST APIs (ideally with Flask, FastAPI, or similar frameworks). Expertise in designing architectures that meet scalability, reliability, and security goals. Strong problem-solving skills, particularly in product development. Solid understanding of backend best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns. Experience in automating builds (CI/CD), feature flags, and automated testing. Bonus Skills: Experience with message-driven systems (e.g., Google Pub/Sub). Proficiency in relational databases (RDBMS), particularly with Postgres. Familiarity with NoSQL databases (document store/key-value store) is a plus. Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and configuration management (ideally using Terraform). Familiarity with Google Cloud Build for CI/CD actions, deployments, and builds.