Backend engineer in pensions

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.

• 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)

• 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

• 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