Key skills
AWSCloudDynamoDBElasticSearchIoTMicroservicesPythonAIPytestBDDAWS CDKLambdaSNSSQSElasticsearchDatadog
About this role
Role Overview
- Develop reliable and scalable backend services on Python for our IoT devices and mobile clients across ~20 Lambda-based microservices (Python 3.14, AWS CDK, aws-lambda-powertools) covering device control, cooking sessions, media, recipes, auth, AI and more
- Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle
- Execute cloud to cloud integrations with new partners
- Stay up-to-date with innovations and changes in the industry
Requirements
- 3+ years building backend services in Python
- Strong grasp of event-driven architecture: EventBridge, SQS/SNS, async patterns
- AWS Lambda + CDK in production — not just familiarity
- Observability: structured logging, distributed tracing (Datadog or equivalent)
- Fluent in English; clear communicator with both technical peers and less-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable with: Pydantic v2, SQLModel/Alembic, DynamoDB/PynamoDB, Valkey, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch
- Testing: BDD (Behave/Gherkin), pytest, moto for AWS mocking
- AWS IoT Core experience a strong plus
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- DynamoDB
- ElasticSearch
- IoT
- Microservices
- Python
Benefits
- Competitive, market driven salaries
- Equity
- A flexible hybrid model to suit you and your needs
- Employee Share Option Scheme