Software Engineer - Python/Django Contract

An exciting opportunity for a Python / Django Engineer to join a fast-scaling fintech business in the automotive space. You'll be working across several high-impact, greenfield projects that sit at the heart of the company's next phase of growth.

You'll be joining a distributed engineering team and will play a key role in delivering new products, improving internal tooling, and helping set the standard for clean, maintainable code.

You'll contribute to three core initiatives, each with clear deliverables and tangible business impact:

• AutoBI Tool (3 months) - Build backend functionality for a pricing and analytics tool used by automotive partners, integrating real-time data and SSO capabilities.

• Admin Portal Overhaul (3 months) - Redesign and enhance an internal Django Admin-based system to improve usability for internal and external users.

• Gamified Consumer Platform (4 months) - Develop backend components for a customer-facing rewards and voucher system, built in collaboration with marketing and growth teams.

These projects are well-defined, fast-moving, and will give you full ownership of backend delivery.

• Develop, test, and deliver clean, scalable backend code using Python and Django

• Collaborate closely with PMs, frontend engineers, and QA teams to deliver end-to-end features

• Take ownership of key deliverables across multiple concurrent projects

• Support smooth handovers to permanent teams post-delivery

Must-have:

• Strong commercial experience with Python and Django

• Deep understanding of Django ORM

• Proven ability to work autonomously and deliver to deadlines

Nice-to-have:

• Experience building or improving admin portals

• Exposure to consumer-facing or data-driven applications

• Background in automotive, fintech, or SaaS environments

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Proactive approach to problem-solving

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, delivery-focused environments