About the Role
Join the team and play a pivotal role in building highly scalable and maintainable backend services. You'll have the opportunity to leverage and suggest the latest tools and techniques, collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Sales teams. We encourage sharing technical solutions and product ideas through code and design reviews, pair programming, and presentations, all while continuously improving our Agile processes.
Responsibilities
- Hands on building highly scalable and maintainable backend services.
- Use appropriate tools for development and being proactive in suggesting new tools, frameworks or techniques
- Collaborate across functional teams including Product, Design and Sales
- Share technical solutions and product ideas through code and design reviews, pair programming, and presentations
- Highlight areas we can improve on as a team practising Agile processes
Requirements
- Strong technical skills to build scalable backend services, primarily in Python (in any framework)
- Analytical skills: a love for problem solving, and improving our working processes. We are always learning
- A good understanding of databases, OO design, data structures and SOLID principles
- Strong desire to work collaboratively with both your peers and business teams
- The ability to communicate technical concepts to other members of the team.
Skills
- Python
- Django
- FastAPI
- AWS
- ElasticSearch
- Postgresql
- Kafka
- Github
- Kubernetes
Location
- Holborn (London)
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- Working from home
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary + performance-based bonus
Benefits
- 28 days off (plus bank holidays)
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Private medical insurance
- Learning and development opportunities
- Mental health support
- Fully stocked kitchen and bar
- Awesome office environment
- Epic socials
About the Company
- Buying, leasing or renting a vehicle should feel straightforward. Not complicated or hard work.
- Drive brings everything together in one place, with multiple ways to get on the road.
- It combines choice, simplicity and guidance, helping people explore their options and move in the way that makes sense for their life.
- Backed by the expertise of Volkswagen Financial Services, Drive offers a flexible, modern experience designed to support better decisions, without pressure or complexity.
- No pressure.
- No wrong answers.
- Just a better way to get moving. Your way.
- If you're looking for a meaningful challenge, and want to help shape the future of automotive experiences, then read on…
