Pitchup.com is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help us modernise and build on our approach to back-end development. We use Python extensively with Django forming the bulk of our backend. Were beginning to explore an event-driven architecture to maximise our ability to deliver changes quickly responding to feedback from our users and trying out new ideas with a fast feedback loop. Were looking for someone with experience opinions and ideas who can accelerate our teams and help us build best-in-class software services that are a joy to use.Were the leading website for outdoor holidays making it a doddle to book camping glamping and caravan sites all over the world with over 5300 to choose from.As a Backend Engineer at Pitchup youll be responsible forAdding features to our current customer and campsite-focussed sites using PythonWorking with team members and our Product Owner to scope and implement backend features in our existing codebaseSuggesting and implementing changes to the back-end architecture of our sites as we decompose our monolithPlaying an important role in the improvement of our development practicesMust havesAble to demonstrate at least 5 - 7 years of experience as a Backend developer ideally within a scaling business.Demonstrable proficiency in Python and a strong understanding of software architecture microservices and ideally event-driven architectureAn appreciation of the challenges regarding building adaptive and responsive websitesYou are able to solve problems in a structured wayYou are able to communicate technical concepts in a lucid structured fashion to colleaguesTeam player self-motivated able to plan and prioritise effectivelyExperience of working as part of an Agile development teamIt would be great if youHave relevant knowledge of the OTA sectorHave experience of continuous delivery andor feature flagsHave an understanding of SOLID principlesAre up-to-speed with modern backend development and have an appreciation for the pros and cons of ideas like event sourcing branch-by-abstraction or BDDHave experience of working with both internal and third-party APIsHave a degree in a related disciplineOur stack comprisesKubernetesPythonDjangoCeleryVue.jsPostgreSQLRedisSolrMemcachedNginxVarnishCloudflareGitLabSalary 75000 to 90000 per annum depending on experienceOur engineers get500 to spend annually on learning & development at Udemy and whatever software you needChoice of technologyWork-from-home office equipment allowance25 days holiday plus bank holidays pro-rated for part-time employeesPension matched to 4% private healthcare life insurance critical illness cover and income protection - for peace of mindDiscounts including gym memberships sports equipment Caffe Nero Odeon cinema and various hotel and retail outletsGreat staff discounts on Pitchup bookings across thousands of properties in 70 countriesEmployee assistance helpline in case you ever need someone to talk to with access to get-fit programmes nutrition advice financial and legal advice and counsellingEnhanced paternity and maternity leaveCycle to work schemeMore about PitchupPitchup.com receives 33m annual visits and up to 7500 bookings per day with total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 a record-breaking year. So far 260m worth of holidays have been booked through us and weve helped 9m holidaymakers make their great escape. This year we launched our new mobile website updating the look and feel and increasing conversion with the desktop version soon to follow. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector.You will join a nimble team of 70 based in 10 countries all working from home as we are a 100% remote business.Our site has been featured in leading global media titles such as BBC News New York Times Le Figaro and more and has been translated into 17 languages. 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