Senior Back-End Engineer (Python/Django) | Remote (UK-based)
Eligible is on a mission to eliminate financial anxiety and distress for every mortgage customer. We already support over 1,000,000 consumers and manage £100bn+ in mortgages through partnerships with leading financial institutions.
As we scale, we’re looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer to take ownership of the core systems, APIs, and data workflows that power our platform. This is a senior role: you’ll influence architecture, shape our data layer, and deliver backend systems that scale.
What youll you
* Lead backend development in Python/Django
* Design & deliver scalable APIs and services
* Optimise data models and pipelines for insights & ML
* Manage deployments & scaling in AWS/Heroku
* Champion clean, testable, maintainable code
* Contribute to technical direction & architecture
What were looking for
* Deep experience with Python, Django, PostgreSQL
* Strong track record with backend architecture & APIs
* Hands-on with AWS (RDS, S3, Redshift, EC2, CloudFormation)
* Background in data modelling & pipelines
* Experience in fast-moving product environments
Bonus points
* Regulated industries (finance/insurance/health)
* Large-scale system redesigns or product launches
* Event-driven architectures or ML-driven products
Our stack
Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Celery | Redshift, DBT, MLFlow | AWS, Heroku, CloudFormation | PyTest | Sentry, CloudWatch
Why Eligible?
* Work fully remote, UK-based
* Private healthcare & generous annual leave
* Quarterly team meetups/offsites
* Small, senior team with high trust and autonomy
👉 If you’re a backend-first engineer who loves owning data-rich systems and scaling impactful products, we’d love to hear from you.