About the role
InvestEngine is a fast-growing, London-based fintech on a mission to make ETF investing simple and accessible. More than 150,000 customers trust us with over £3.5 billion in assets, and we've been featured by Forbes, MoneyWeek and Finder. And we're just getting started. We're looking for a Middle Backend Engineer to join our Backoffice team.
Задачи
•Build and maintain backend services in Python 3.11 with Django / DRF
•Automate back office processes and workflows, working directly with Product, Compliance and Business teams
•Question proposed solutions and help shape the right one before building it
•Design and improve REST APIs for internal and external integrations
•Work with MySQL and Redis to improve performance, reliability and scalability
•Investigate and resolve production issues, find bottlenecks and reduce technical debt
•Contribute to architecture discussions and technical decisions in your area
•Improve our development processes and internal tooling
•Keep code quality, testing and engineering practices at a high standard
•Work with Git and CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Actions)
Требования
•3+ years of backend development experience
•Strong Python skills and good knowledge of Django or a similar framework
•Solid understanding of relational databases, caching, REST APIs and service design
•Experience troubleshooting production issues
•Ownership: you can take a task and see it through independently
•Familiarity with Git, CI/CD practices and modern development workflows
•Good communication and problem-solving skills
•English at B2 level or higher, and fluent Russian
Будет плюсом
•Experience in fintech, regulated industries or internal B2B tools
•AWS and Docker
•Message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
•Open-source contributions or side projects
Условия
We're a lean, collaborative engineering team where developers have real influence on architecture, product direction and engineering culture. You'll have autonomy, trust and support while working on business-critical systems that scale with the company, without micromanagement or unnecessary bureaucracy.
•Impact from day one on the systems that keep the business running
•Growth opportunities and increasing responsibility over time
•Influence on architecture and the long-term development of our platform
•Modern stack: Python 3.11, Django, MySQL, Redis, AWS, GitHub, TeamCity
•Fully remote, work from anywhere
•Unlimited vacation
•A supportive and experienced engineering team
