Python Engineer

Backend Engineer

Tech: Python, Django, AWS

Remote / Hybrid (1 day a week onsite in Bristol office)

£50,000 - £60,000Want to build software that solves real-world problems used across multiple international markets? SR2 is supporting the recruitment of a Backend Engineer (Python) for a growing product engineering team building a modern SaaS platform used by customers across the world. You'll work on the core backend platform powering both web and mobile applications, helping to build new features, improve scalability and shape technical direction alongside experienced engineers.

The role:

Develop and maintain scalable backend services using Python & Django

Design and build REST and GraphQL APIs

Collaborate with Product, Engineering and business stakeholders

Improve system architecture and performance

Build clean, maintainable and well-tested code

Help shape technical decisions and engineering best practice

Work with cloud infrastructure and modern DevOps toolingTech Stack:

Python / Django

GraphQL / REST APIs

PostgreSQL / Redis

AWS (Cognito, S3, Lambda)

Terraform / Docker

Celery

Git / CI/CDRequirements:

Building backend applications using Python and Django in a commercial environment.

Designing and developing APIs, whether RESTful or GraphQL, with a good understanding of how backend services integrate with web and mobile applications.

Working with AWS and modern cloud infrastructure to build scalable, reliable applications.

Containerisation and deployment tools such as Docker, with exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform would be a bonus).

Relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including designing efficient data models and writing performant queries.

Writing clean, maintainable code, following engineering best practices including testing, code reviews and version control with Git.

Collaborating within Agile product teams, working closely with engineers, product managers and non-technical stakeholders to deliver high-quality software.

A genuine passion for building robust, scalable software and contributing to a collaborative engineering culture where ideas and continuous improvement are encouraged.Why apply?

Hybrid working

Generous holiday allowance

Private Healthcare

Group Life Insurance

Wellness allowance

Modern engineering environment

Opportunity to influence technical direction

Fast-growing SaaS business with genuine product ownership