Senior Back End Engineer - Partner Tech

Imagine a world where every small business has the power to thrive. We're building a platform at iwoca that makes finance feel less like a barrier and more like a superpower. Our mission is to empower one million businesses with the financial tools they deserve. We're a team of innovators and data scientists who combine cutting-edge technology with genuine human understanding to make finance work for modern businesses.

Requirements

• Experience designing and building scalable back-end systems, ideally in Python with Django.
• Experience working with relational databases, ideally PostgreSQL, with an understanding of performance and maintainability considerations.
• Experience building and maintaining APIs that are easy to use, reliable, and well-documented.
• Experience managing projects end to end, from understanding business problems to designing and delivering technical solutions.
• Pragmatism in balancing delivery speed with long-term system health.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication, focusing on outcomes and impact.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership
• Private GP service for you, your partner, and your dependents
• 25 days’ holiday per year, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave
• One-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years
• Instant access to external counselling and therapy sessions for team members that need emotional or mental health support
• 3% Pension contributions on total earnings
• Employee equity incentive scheme
• Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
• Electric car scheme and cycle to work scheme
• Two company retreats a year
• Learning and development budget for everyone
• Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers
• Access to learning platforms like Treehouse