Senior Backend Engineer

Pitchup.com

Contract type

Part-time

Work mode

Remote

Experience

Senior · 5+ years

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer at Pitchup.com responsible for adding features to customer and campsite-focused sites in Python and helping modernise the backend architecture as the monolith is decomposed.

At a glance

Employment: Full-time
Work mode: Remote
Pay: GBP 75,000 – 90,000 / year

What you'll do

Adding features to our current customer and campsite-focussed sites using Python
Working with team members and our Product Owner to scope and implement backend features in our existing codebase
Suggesting and implementing changes to the back-end architecture of our sites as we decompose our monolith
Playing an important role in the improvement of our development practices

What we're looking for

Able 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 architecture
An appreciation of the challenges regarding building adaptive and responsive websites
You are able to solve problems in a structured way
You are able to communicate technical concepts in a lucid, structured fashion to colleagues
Team player, self-motivated, able to plan and prioritise effectively
Experience of working as part of an Agile development team

Nice to have

Have relevant knowledge of the OTA sector
Have experience of continuous delivery and/or feature flags
Have an understanding of SOLID principles
Are 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 BDD
Have experience of working with both internal and third-party APIs
Have a degree in a related discipline

Benefits

Employee assistance helpline, with access to get-fit programmes, nutrition advice, financial and legal advice and counselling

£500 to spend annually on learning & development at Udemy and whatever software you need
Choice of technology
Work-from-home office equipment allowance
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part-time employees)
Pension matched to 4%, private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
Discounts including: gym memberships, sports equipment, Caffe Nero, Odeon cinema and various hotel and retail outlets
Great staff discounts on Pitchup bookings across thousands of properties in 70 countries
Enhanced paternity and maternity leave
Cycle to work scheme

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About Pitchup.com

The leading website for outdoor holidays

Pitchup.com is the leading website for outdoor holidays, making it a doddle to book camping, glamping and caravan sites all over the world, with over 5,300 to choose from. The company is profitable and was founded in 2009 by former lastminute.com staff with a background in the holiday park sector.

Key facts

2009
Outdoor holidays / travel booking
Receives 33m annual visits and up to 7,500 bookings per day
Total transaction value 50% up compared to 2022 (a record-breaking year)
£260m worth of holidays have been booked through us
Helped 9m holidaymakers make their great escape
Launched a new mobile website this year, with the desktop version soon to follow
Nimble team of 70 based in 10 countries, all working from home, as a 100% remote business
Site translated into 17 languages
Members of the Financial Times' FT1000 fastest growing companies in Europe
Awarded the Platinum Trusted Service Award by Feefo for achieving a customer rating of at least 4.5 out of 5 for 3 years in a row
Featured in leading global media titles such as BBC News, New York Times, Le Figaro