Remote Senior API Developer (Python/Django Rest)

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Job description

UK Fully Remote Senior API Developer - Python & Django Rest - Virtual Products - Up to £75,000

*Please note that my client cannot offer VISA Sponsorship for this role

Your new company

You will be joining an international, technology first business in a sector that has surged throughout the pandemic and will continue in the next few years. They had plans to double their headcount to 50+ people within a year before the pandemic and are ready to resume expansion. The head office is in the heart of Dorset and has been completely modernised and kitted out ready for their next phase of growth.

This role is offered as a fully remote working position, providing you are eligible to work in the UK without restriction.

Your new role

Having pivoted their business to offer a suite of virtual products, the project pipeline here is very busy. You'll build software for some of the leading names in automotive, aviation, retail and eCommerce (and it doesn't stop there!). It is a truly exciting time to be joining a business that carved out a successful niche, then re-imagined themselves in recent times.

They are looking for a Senior API Developer to join their ambitious product development team. They have a roadmap full of exciting features and they are looking for a talented API developer to work with the Lead System Architect to deliver new functionality to an already feature-rich platform used by many of the world's leading companies.

They are a close-knit team of 13, who work remotely but communicate constantly. The work is ambitious, and everyone works with autonomy. Professional opinions about the product are always taken into account, so the end result is one you can be proud of.

They also have fun while they are doing it, and you'll be joining at a fantastic time in the company's growth with great opportunities for career development.

The Tech Stack

• Servers: ECS, EC2, S3, Cloudfront
• Database: Postgres, Redis, Athena, DynamoDB
• Languages: Python
• Frameworks: Django, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy
• Other technology: Live Streaming, Web Sockets, AMQP, DNS, CDN, WAF

Requirements & Qualifications

• API Development (Django rest framework specifically) (extensive experience)
• Experience building and maintaining high-throughout API services
• Microservices/Service Discovery
• Excellent TDD mindset (pytest/BDD/Selenium/Containerization)
• Django/Celery
• AsyncIO
• Docker/AWS ECS
• AWS RDS
• Building and maintaining deployment pipelines (CI/CD/CircleCI)
• DVCS (Git)
• Good remote worker
• Experience or a solid understanding of how to scale up high traffic APIs

Desirable but not essential:

• SQLAlchemy
• FastAPI/Flask
• SIEM
• DNS Management
• Redis/Redis Cluster
• AMQP
• AWS Solutions Architect

What you'll get in return

You'll join a team where work life balance is not an abstract culture, in fact quite the opposite as remote working has been the norm here for years. There are flexible hours to add to the remote options and the company will fund courses to further your professional development. The office is modern and in an idyllic location should you be in the South Coast of England and there are regular incentives to drive the team forward.

What you need to do now
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