Lyst
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London, Greater London
Python Backend Engineer
Overview
Job Description
Description We're looking for a backend engineer to come and join our team, to help us build upon and improve our pipeline. About the Role: We are looking for a backend engineer to join our team. You will work within a small development team to help build upon existing systems and contribute to the on-going performance improvements of our product pipeline. Requirements * Being proficient in Python * Previous experience working in Django, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB, AWS, Docker, ReactJS * Being able to communicate clearly and humbly share ideas with everyone on the team. * Write readable code that is well tested and robust in production * An understanding of API design and how different components within a distributed architecture fit together. * Have a curious mindset and actively want to learn * Previous experience of working in a product-led team. * You will need to be able to contribute to every part of our system, tests, documentation, as well as code and process. Closing Date for applications: 9th October 2019 Benefits * Private Healthcare by Vitality. Your health is important to us which is why we offer all employees a comprehensive healthcare scheme. * The Lyst Clothing Benefit. We're a fashion company so we'll give you 250 to spend on the site in Year 1, 500 in Year 2, 750 in Year 3 and 1000 from Year 4 onwards. You're going to look fantastic! * Time off. You get 29 days throughout the year. * Conferences and events. We're big on learning and development, so all Lysters get 1500 to spend on courses and training. * Sports and exercise. We have regular yoga classes, table tennis, 5-a-side football and netball to encourage a healthy work-life balance * Team meet-ups. We get together twice a month to share some of the interesting things we're working on internally and externally * Social events. Join in with board games or film nights, or start something new! You'll find a group of people always keen to get involved.